Sonam Kapoor: Male actors and directors are made into ‘heroes’ and women are made into conniving witches

After Rhea Chakraborty’s arrest by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in relation to the drug conspiracy in Sushant Singh Rajput‘s death case, there was a media trial against the actress. Many Bollywood celebs condemned the vilification of Rhea. Sonam Kapoor was also one among those celebs who signed an open letter addressed to the media.

Sonam Kapoor featured in the latest issue of Cosmopolitan India. In the interview with the magazine, Sonam spoke about the vilification of women and their ‘witch hunt’ which are scaring her a lot.

She said, “I wasn’t in the line of fire but it has been traumatising to see what my colleagues have been through, and the witch-hunt that has taken place. I feel scared…women are such soft targets. Nobody has ever spoken about a man in the way women are being spoken about right now It’s almost like we have gone back several decades…where, if you are a woman in the film or fashion industry, you are not thought of as an artist or a creative person. Instead, your moral character is questioned.”

 

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She added, “We are artists. What is the difference between us and a male actor or director? They are made into ‘heroes’ and women are made into conniving witches!”

Sonam also said that she switched off her comment section on Twitter and Instagram. She doesn’t want her parents to go through all this.

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