BOLLYWOOD’S #METOO MOMENT
In an anonymous office in Mumbai, the home of India’s mammoth film industry affectionately known as Bollywood, a teenage girl stands in front of two film executives in suits. The younger one hands her a script. “This is the scene where the dancer is trying to seduce the cop,” he says. “Strip off and show us how you would do it.” The two men exchange glances, barely maintaining the pretence of an audition.
The girl hesitates. Although she is pretty, in an industry where former Miss World contestants struggle to land major roles, being merely pretty isn’t enough.
“In the end, I did what I had to do,” says Sangeeta*, 19, an aspiring actress. “The door was locked so I didn’t have a choice. I felt dirty afterwards, but everyone knows if you want to get anywhere in
