Imtiaz Ali recently spoke about the issue of casting couch and safety of women in Hindi cinema during the 55th Indian International Film Festival. After which Imtiaz is being trolled a lot on social media. Meanwhile, now film producer-writer Vinta Nanda has also reacted to Imtiaz’s statement. Women were and are safe in Hindi cinema – Imtiaz Imtiaz said, women are completely safe in Hindi cinema. When Imtiaz gave this statement, Bhumi Pednekar and Vaani Tripathi were also present on stage with him. During this, he said, women were and are safe in Hindi cinema. Women should know how to say ‘no’ – Imtiaz Imtiaz said, ‘I have been a director in the Hindi film industry for 15-20 years, I have also heard a lot about casting couch, or what you are saying that when a new girl comes, she gets scared. But I think women should know how to say ‘no’, because it is not that the girl who compromises will definitely get that role. There are many people who exploit, if a girl can say no, and respects herself, then the other person also respects her. Vinta Nanda wrote a note to Imtiaz Film producer-writer Vinta Nanda did not like this statement of Imtiaz at all. After which she wrote a note for Imtiaz on Instagram, ‘He said who gave Imtiaz Ali the right to speak on the women of the entertainment industry. Kareena Kapoor is safe because she has everything. And, Imtiaz should know that there is such a thing as casting couch. Why has he been chosen to speak on behalf of women? So that he can hide the whole truth? If people like him have enough understanding to not speak on things about which they do not have experience, then it can be believed that change is happening. Vinta also tagged Imtiaz in the caption of the post and wrote, ‘It is very surprising that Imtiaz Ali is giving such statements about the safety of women and that too at a place like IFFI Goa, one should avoid talking about all these issues without experience. Crew member was sent back from the set – Imtiaz During the Indian International Film Festival, Imtiaz shared an anecdote. He shared an anecdote related to Alia Bhatt from the set of the film Highway. Imtiaz said, he had sent the crew members back from the set because of misbehavior. He said, there have been three times in my entire life when I have sent crew members back from the set. I am happy that this happened only three times. I remember once this happened on the set of the film Highway. We were shooting for Highway with Randeep and Alia and there was no vanity van in 2013. Alia had to go to different places to change clothes. Imtiaz said, ‘Once I had to send a boy back from the sets of Highway because when Alia went to change, the boy was trying to stay near her. He said, this does not happen now, times have changed. Now actresses are very safe on the sets.’
