Malaika Arora, who is making headlines for her
rumoured relationship with actor Arjun Kapoor, opens up abot MeToo wave
in India. She said, 'I don't see too much of a change. I hear people. I
think there is more noise than change.'
The #MeToo movement has entered India, starting a conversation around
making the workplace safe for all. But actress Malaika Arora feels there
is more noise than actual change at the moment.
"I don't see too much of a change. I hear people. I think there is more
noise than change," Malaika told IANS over the phone from Mumbai when
asked about the change coming with the discussions around the #MeToo
movement in India.
After making quite an impact in the West, the #MeToo wave has swept into
Bollywood and beyond, following Tanushree Dutta recounting an
unpleasant episode with veteran actor Nana Patekar on the sets of "Horn
'OK' Pleassss" in 2008.
It has brought out many dark truths from the world of Bollywood, with
women coming out to name and shame the offenders. Big names like Vikas
Bahl, Chetan Bhagat, Gursimran Khamba, Kailash Kher, Rajat Kapoor, Alok
Nath, Anu Malik and Sajid Khan have have been named for using their
position to exploit the vulnerable.
But Malaika says there is still a long way to go.
"If we are talking about this industry, one is seeing a lot (of things)
happening. People are talking about it. But for actual change to happen
or for people to actually sit up and do something about it and actually
make movement out of it, mindset has to change and people's mindset
cannot change overnight," added the mother of one.
At the moment, Malaika is seen judging and mentoring in "India's Next
Top Model 4". The show is back with a new transformative and progressive
theme of "More than a Face". It is aired on MTV.
"This year we are very clear that it will not only be about the face. We
want a girl who is not just beautiful. She has to be more than just a
beautiful face."
What are the parameters for it?
"You have to keep a lot of things in mind because at the end of the day
it is 'India's Next Top'. We are looking for a top model qualities which
means ideally and hopefully a tall girl. She needs to look a certain
way, be a certain way, she has to walk in a right way.
"We don't expect them to come fully prepared on day one. And that's the
whole idea of getting them and making sure you transform them into being
a top model and we have been successful in that. We have really managed
to transform some of the girls and change them. The transformation of a
girl is the most important."
Malaika, who is making headlines for her rumoured relationship with
actor Arjun Kapoor, also stressed on how the modelling industry is
shunning many "stereotypes".
"When you think of a model, she's got to be tall, have certain
measurements. But in today's day and age, those stereotypes are no more.
People are more accepting about women in general. All those typical
stereotypes are finally changing which is good."
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