‘Get up, stand up for your rights’

Farhan Akhtar on Wednesday said that women in the film industry should speak up about harassment as the debate around gender-based discrimination has intensified all over the world.

The Harvey Weinstein scandal in Hollywood has put the spotlight on the sexual harassment prevalent in the entertainment industry but in Bollywood not many people open up about workplace harassment.

Akhtar, who runs the Mard (Men Against Rape and Discrimination) initiative, has tied up with director Feroz Abbas Khan and Population Foundation Of India for the Bas Ab Bahut Ho Gaya [Enough Is Enough] campaign. “If someone has an incident or a story to share, this is the perfect environment, world over, for you to come out and share it. You will be doing yourself a favour, other women a favour and even other men a favour,” said Akhtar.