Karan Johar Apologises For Item Numbers

Karan Johar calls for the film industry to stop objectifying women and apologizes for any item numbers his films previously carried – He speaks out on Feminism, gender pay parity, objectification and the Harvey Weinstein case to SheThePeople.TV, India’s biggest storytelling platform for women.

HIGHLIGHTS AND FLASHES

·      Films set the fabric of our times

·      Film industry should be conscious of what they show on celluloid

·      I apologise for item numbers, these are mistakes I will never make

·      As a film maker I have made those mistakes and I will never do it again

·      Women are the fulcrum of Dharma productions in all spheres

·      Harvey Weinstein case giving people policing and accountability

·      There have been grey areas in entertainment industry and am glad some of this being covered in the media

·      Harvey Weinstein case: Hopefully people (both genders) will think twice before abusing power

·      Harvey Weinstein case: Fear psychosis has spread and I think that is very good

In an interview with India’s leading women’s platform SheThePeople.TV, producer Karan Johar thrashed the film industry for objectification of women and included an underconditional apology for having item numbers in his own films.

Watch the interview here

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