Dia Mirza and others enraged over PM Modi's all-male Bollywood meetup
Dia Mirza and others enraged over PM Modi's all-male Bollywood meetup
While Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meetup with Bollywood stalwarts proved to be a fruitful one, there was one enormously essential part that was quite predictably overlooked –women in the industry.
The absent component of the meetup was questioned by Bollywood star Dia Mirza who asked why the noteworthy gathering had no representation from women in the industry that stand as an integral part of it.
Responding to Akshay Kumar’s tweet full of gratitude for the country’s premier, Mirza left her male counterparts present at the occasion, speechless.
"This is wonderful! Is there a reason why there were no women in this room? @akshaykumar,” she wrote.
The Sanju starlet was not the only one enraged at the abandon of female representation as social media too had erupted with fuming messages over the inattention.
.@akshaykumar @narendramodi so after all that lip service to #feminism you could not find even one woman to represent the film industry?
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Had an extensive and fruitful interaction with a delegation from the film and entertainment industry.
The delegation spoke about the strides being made by the film and entertainment industry, and gave valuable inputs relating to GST for their sector. nm4.in/2PJUEHa
A very sad moment for the women of India where the PM meets with a delegation of film industry where women are objectified but never a part of any delegation. Who curated the list of invitees? Shouldn't the person be questioned?
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Woah! Prime Minister @narendramodi met personalities from the film industry including @akshaykumar, @ajaydevgn, @karanjohar, @niteshtiwari22, #SajidNadiadwala, #BhushanKumar and others. The meeting was initiated by @prasoonjoshi_ & #MahaveerJain!
Goes on to tell the prevelsnt sexism in film industry. Our cabinet has a woman Defense minister, so spare your concerns for the gov, and look at the film industry. Which has a history of objectifying women by doing “gandi baat” from “9-12”.
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