Senior Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, who had through a belated statement managed to wriggle out his initial off-the-cuff remarks over the Tanushree Dutta-Nana Patekar controversy, has now come in for tongue-lashing from hair-stylist and celebrity Sapna Bhawnani vis-a-vis the ongoing “Me Too” movement.
Sapna, who shot into fame because of her participation in Bigg Boss, took to twitter and handed a veiled threat to B-Big about his being named by victim women.
Sapna ridiculed the Big-B’s statement made in an interview of him published on the occasion of his turning 76 in which he said that “no woman should ever be subjected to any kind of misbehaviour or disorderly conduct, especially at her work place”.
“This has to be the biggest lie ever. Sir the film Pink has released and gone and your image of being an activist will soon too. Your truth will come out very soon. Hope you are biting your hands cuz nails will not be enough. @SrBachchan #Metoo #MeTooIndia #comeoutwomen,” Sapna tweeted.
She also posted about the reports that she had heard from other women. “Have personally heard so many stories of Bachchan’s sexual misconduct and I hope those women come out. His hypocrisy is sooooo tired. #Metoo #MeTooIndia,” she said.
As he turned 76 October 11, Bachchan had posted an interview on his twitter handle in which he said: “No woman should ever be subjected to any kind of misbehaviour, or disorderly conduct, especially at her work place. Such acts should immediately be brought to the notice of concerned authorities, and corrective measures be taken, either through filing complaints or a recourse to law”.
“Discipline and civic, social and moral curriculums, should be adopted at a very early educational level. Women children and the weaker sections of our society are the most vulnerable. They need to be under special protective care,” Big-B said, in reply to a question.
“It has been most heartening to see women representations in most work vocations, on the increase in our country. It would be an irreparable blemish if were not able to provide them the welcome they deserve and the dignity of the security of their presence,” the senior actor said.
Bachchan had come in for severe criticism after he made light of a question on the allegations of sexual harassment made by Tanushree Dutta against Nana Patekar, by saying: “Neither is my name Tanushree nor is it Nana Patekar so how can I answer your question?”