Lata Mangeshkar opens up on the ongoing #MeToo movement

The #MeToo movement has spread across the nation like a wildfire and sent waves of fear down the spine of the culprits who are being accused by the women they harassed. It started when actress Tanushree Dutta accused Nana Patekar of sexual harassment on the sets of ‘Horn Ok Pleassss’. Soon, more and more women started opening up and accusing many top-notch celebrities. Sajid Khan, Subhash Ghai, Vikas Bahl, Vivek Agnihotri are some of the celebrities facing the brunt for their ghastly acts.

A number of Bollywood celebrities like Priyanka Chopra, Sonam Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Anil Kapoor and many more have stepped forward in favour of the women and gave them the strength to fight their battle. We now have legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar too opening up on the #MeToo movement.

In a candid chat, the legendary playback singer Lata Mangeshkar spoke about her biography, ‘Mothi Tichi Savli’, and India’s #MeToo movement. Speaking about the #MeToo movement, she said, “I truly believe a working woman must be given the dignity respect and space she deserves. If anyone denies her that space he must be taught a lesson.”

‘Mothi Tichi Savli’ has many undisclosed nuggets about the singer’s life. There is a chapter where Meenatai reveals Lata once threatened to cut a lyricist, Naqshab Jarchvi, to size. The singer laughs and said, “Not exactly. Woh bechare ab rahe nahin (the poor chap is no more) but he had it coming. He was spreading rumors about him and me, which had no truth to it. I confronted him. When I was young I had a temper. No one could mess around with me and get away with it.”

Currently, the English version of the biography is underway and will be written by Meena’s daughter, Rachna. The sisters also plan on coming out with a Hindi version of the book and are thinking of roping in journalist Ambrish Mishra for the same.

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