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Much like the rest of society, the film industry also functions on patriarchal hierarchies. These hierarchies are determined on the basis of one’s gender, caste, or class, and always oppress those who occupy the perceived lower levels, shared Konkona Sen Sharma in a recent interview. The actor, who was last seen in the Netflix series Killer Soup, said that a lot of what happens on film sets is “hugely problematic,” and added that many instances of sexual harassment haven’t even been reported.
Talking to Sucharita Tyagi on her YouTube channel, Konkona said, “The film set, the film industry, is hugely hierarchical, not just on the lines of women but also along the lines of caste and class and of course, gender. It’s hugely problematic, patriarchal, regressive, hierarchical.” Konkona said that something as basic as food is served on the basis of one’s social standing. “I mean, even in terms of catering. Who is allowed to sit where? Who is allowed to eat what? Where are the bathrooms? What people get away with?”
She added that only senior women are given respect on film sets, while many other female crew members are treated like furniture. “You now, if it’s not a very senior actor, like even a female person or the ADs, how they are treated in terms of… Their bodies are pushed. It’s the small things all the time you are seeing everywhere. It’s very difficult to work in that environment. It’s difficult to witness it, so I can’t even imagine how difficult it must be to go through it,” she said.
Konkona then spoke about the many unreported instances of sexual harassment on film sets, and said, “And there are so many instances of sexual harassment, they haven’t even come close to coming out. So many people who are working today… highly respected, hugely problematic.”
Her interview comes days after the Justice Hema Committee report that exposed the mistreatment of women in the Malayalam film industry.
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