Sanchita
After 5 years, Malayalam actress Bhavana Menon broke her silence in the alleged abduction and sexual assault case.
She was kidnapped by 4 gang members who molested her in a closed van and filmed it. Actor-producer Dileep was named as the mastermind behind this attack.
Bollywood actress Tanushree Dutta has now extended her support to Bhavana. For the unversed, Tanushree had started the #MeToo movement in India by accusing Nana Patekar of sexually harassing her during the shooting of Horn ‘Ok’ Pleassss.
Taking to Instagram, Tanushree penned an emotional note about how she admired Bhavana’s resilience in her fight against injustice. The Aashiq Banaya Aapne actress also talked about how she had to move on to rebuild her broken psyche, life and career.
She opened up on the anxiety, depression and PTSD caused by the harassment incident. And how the complaint eventually became a cold case as witnesses were forced into silence.
See Tanushree Dutta’s Full Note:
“I just came to know about this brave, beautifull & gracefull woman @bhavzmenon who has continued her fight for justice despite years of antagonism & oppression.
I particularly admire her resilience and must also credit her husband for his support as well as her friends as without a strong emotional & financial support system it’s sometimes impossible for young women to continue to fight such vicious battles.
I had to move on to build up my broken psyche, life & career. I had no one who remotely loved me enough to continue to stand by me & provide the real tangible assistance needed. All I had are people who would much rather see me struggle & fail so I can give them company in their eternal misery!
So basically I just got tired of being negative, hatefull, angry, full of rage at being lied, humiliated & belittled by anyone & everyone who had a say and platform. All the fake feminists also vanished overnight & I was left to struggle for basic survival. Movements don’t run a household work does!!
It’s showbiz and they say that you can only look as good as you feel. I had already spent a large part of the 12 years post 2008 feeling low, anxious, depressed, angry & gloomy. (I have been on medication for chronic anxiety last two years) I finally feel normal & myself again because I avoided this topic. For years after the Horn ok pleasse incident I was unable to take up & hold a job due to my anxiety, depression & ptsd.
I wasn’t going to live like that for the rest of my life & fight for nothing so I decided to ignore it & focus on my health & work again.This matter always invoked severe anxiety & stress and it was ruining my health. I was getting nothing out of it and it was just a whole lot of media fodder. I never had much faith in the justice system anyways & with a matter that old there is seldom any outcome. So I rested in peace!
Prime witnesses were coerced into silence & my case file went into the cold storage & deadlock despite repeated attempts to make something out of it. There was no point fighting when no body wants you to win. It felt a total waste of energy for a sensitive & creative soul who just wants to act, sing, dance, love & live life!”
