Criminals have their bhais, messiahs and patrons

INTERVIEW-Tanushree Dutta, actor

- POOJA BIRAIA JAISWAL

Q/ What do you think about the Hema Committee report?

A/ The sheer size of the report is impressive and it seems like a thorough, groundbreaking assessment of how bad the situation really is. I was initially uncertain about it because I thought it would be like the Vishaka Guidelines, which lost steam over the years. But, I have corrected my opinion after learning more. I didn’t know much about the Malayalam industry... so maybe reports like this are, after all, necessary. 

Q/ Tell us about the power dynamics during the making of a film and how actresses tread the path?

A/ The problem of ‘casting couch’ is not that bad in Bollywood. Because it is more like camps in Bollywood that actresses join to get opportunities. Then what favours they need to do is another topic and I would not know because nobody took me in their camp. Rank newcomers have it toughest, but I think actresses in the A-plus, A and A-minus categories, at least, escape such transactions.