Karan Johar APOLOGISES for objectifying women in his films

It’s a huge thing when a filmmaker of Karan Johar’s stature apologises for something very crucial. And, the filmmaker has actually done that as he has rendered an apology publicly for objectifying women through his item numbers in his movies. In an explosive interview with She The People, the director got talking on women objectification in films, the Harvey Weinstein controversy and much more. And as he spoke, he openly apologised for the same. Karan said, “The moment you put a woman in the centre and a thousand men looking at her lustingly, it’s setting the wrong example. As a filmmaker I have made those mistakes and I will never do it again.”

He also spoke about the Harvey Weinstein controversy by saying, “Not at all. It gives you policing and accountability and that is a good thing. There are dark zones of the entertainment industry where there are powerful people taking advantage of their positions – sometimes sexually and sometimes otherwise. I am glad this is being covered by the media. Hopefully now people will think twice. Once you are in a position of power, you think you own everything, including their libidos. I don’t think that’s done. Anything that’s mutual is great…if it’s amiable. If it doesn’t amount to any tragic use of power. These incidents, the Harvey Weinstein case and others that came out as a result of the Weinstein explosion, I think it’s great. Conversation changes things. Fear psychosis has spread and everyone is being more careful. Not just in the film fraternity but fraternities across.” (Also Read: Papped: Karan Johar makes a STARRY splash at the airport)

We are bowled over by these confessions from the filmmaker and we hope that the objectification of women reduces from hereon.

Prajakta Ajgaonkar

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