Bollywood is one of the largest film industries in the world and has so much influence in India. It has been said that our film industry is a firm believer in gender equality and treats women equal to men. However, a totally different scenario was seen when several members of Bollywood went to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. To everyone’s shock, not a single female member was in attendance in the meeting.
A total of 18 people from the industry including Akshay Kumar and Akshay Kumar met Prime Minister of India. Modi took to Twitter to share a picture and said that he had an enjoyable and fruitful discussion with everyone present in the meeting. Modi tweeted,
“Had an extensive and fruitful interaction with a delegation from the film and entertainment industry.
The delegation spoke about the strides being made by the film and entertainment industry, and gave valuable inputs relating to GST for their sector.”
Had an extensive and fruitful interaction with a delegation from the film and entertainment industry.
The delegation spoke about the strides being made by the film and entertainment industry, and gave valuable inputs relating to GST for their sector. https://t.co/ulQMtxTJQj pic.twitter.com/n4Dn38EJLr
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 18, 2018
However, the most shocking thing about the picture is that there were no women present at the event. This has not gone down well with netizens for a very valid reason. They slammed Modi and others for the same.
This Is How Twitter Reacted:
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Would be great to have female representation in these delegations. It is 2018. https://t.co/HoxGbptgwX
— Alankrita Shrivastava (@alankrita601) December 18, 2018
2
Where are the women???? Not even a single female personality from the film industry deserved an invite? https://t.co/nR0SFcoN5u
— suman ghosh (@SumanGhosh1530) December 19, 2018
3
The women in this photo are so good at camouflaging, wow. https://t.co/iuT3jtlGHb
— Sulagna (Taylor’s Version) (@BeingChatterjee) December 19, 2018
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So the industry couldn't find a single woman worthy of representation? I fear the future of the industry, then. Not because it is led by men, but because of the sheer and utter lack of inclusiveness.
So much for equality. https://t.co/r2m3FKSuPN— Shefali Nair (@shefali_nair) December 19, 2018
5
MALE delegation. Giving their MALE views. What a tone deaf, tactless move. #MeToo https://t.co/XmvEpSaqGk
— Narayani Basu (@narayani_basu) December 19, 2018
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https://twitter.com/chaturap/status/1075286962884538368
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Looks like the womenfolk from the film and entertainment industry seem to have nothing worth sharing with the PM of the country. Maybe all the harassment, casting couch, pay gap, misrepresentation and sexism must have been addressed already? https://t.co/cea12BkMCN
— Calling Out Stalking (@CallOutStalking) December 18, 2018
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