Samantha is speaking up about the Hema Committee report. The actress recently lauded the women who are fighting against gender-based violence in the Malayalam-language film industry. She also praised the female artists in Kerala who have fought tooth and nail to get the report released after a long delay.
In the end, she asked the Telangana government to look into the sexual harassment cases in the Telugu film industry and release a similar report.
Samantha’s post read, “We, the women of the Telugu film industry, welcome the Hema Committee report and applaud the persistent efforts of the WCC in Kerala, which has laid the path to this moment. Taking cue from the WCC, The Voice of Women, a support group for women in the TFI, was created in 2019.”
“We hereby urge the Telangana government to publish the submitted sub committee report on sexual harassment, which can help frame government and industry policies, to establish a safe working environment for women in the TFI. @wcc_cinema,” she added.
The Justice K Hema Committee report exposed claims of sexual harassment involving male actors, directors, and crew in the Malayalam film industry. After the report’s release, several female actors came forward with their own complaints, resulting in FIRs being filed against actor-politician Mukesh, Siddique, Jayasurya, Maniyanpilla Raju, Idavela Babu, and director Ranjith.
On the work front, Samantha will be next seen in Raj & DK’s web series, Citadel: Honey Bunny, alongside Varun Dhawan. It will be out on Amazon Prime Video on November 7.