#MeToo: Konkona, Zoya Akhtar, Nandita Das, Kiran Rao and other women directors vow to not work with proven offenders

As the #MeToo movement is gaining momentum, women join hands, are supporting each other and calling out the perpetrators. 

Women filmmakers from Indian film industry too have joined hands to support people sharing their stories of sexual harassment and have decided not to work with any proven offender.

Critically-acclaimed directors such as Konkona Sen Sharma, Nandita Das, Meghna Gulzar, Gauri Shinde, Kiran Rao, Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar are among the eleven women filmmakers who have pledged their support to India's #MeToo movement.

"As women and filmmakers, we come together to support the #MeToolndia movement. We are in complete solidarity with the women who have come forward with honest accounts of harassment and assault. Our respect and admiration to them as their courage has started a revolution of welcome change," the statement from the directors read.

The statement further read that, "We are here to spread awareness to help create a safe and equal atmosphere for all in the workplace. We have also taken a stand to not work with proven offenders. We urge all our peers in the industry to do the some." 

The list of the female filmmakers also includes Alankrita Shrivastava, Nitya Mehra, Ruchi Narain and Shonali Bose.

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— Konkona Sensharma (@konkonas) October 14, 2018

In the wake of the #MeToo movement many names from Indian entertainment industry have cropped up in the cases of sexual harassment and misconduct.

Celebrities such as Nana Patekar, Rajat Kapoor, Alok Nath, Subhash Ghai, Mukesh Chhabra, comedy group AIB, Aditi Mittal, among many others have been named and shamed.