Key Points
Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur believes that the #MeToo movement has brought positive change to the world of cinema, eliminating the idea of seduction as a love language and emphasizing the importance of consent..
Kapur feels that the movement has had a lasting impact on the industry, improving the treatment of women and making it a more welcoming place for child actors..
He has always tried to portray strong female characters in his projects, such as Bandit Queen and Mr. India...
Now, if I seduce a girl, I will be caught in the #MeToo movement, Kapur says.. The filmmaker elaborates, Now, this thought is not there, and the girl is also a decision maker as much as the boy..
Kapur, who is back in the world of cinema with his Hollywood project, Whats Love Got to Do with It?, feels the #MeToo movement has had a lasting impact in the cinema world...
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