Though we see this as a recognition of our work, we are aware that these questions are not so innocent. “Now, whatever issue related to women in cinema crops up, some sections raise the question of what WCC has done on this. The statement also questioned the intentions of those who target the WCC on all women-related issues in cinema and outside. We will be with her and with all women who face such attacks,” said the statement. “If the police are not taking action on this specific complaint, it is the responsibility of people’s representatives and the organisation that represents her to take it up. It is unfortunate that there is no ICC in Malayalam Cinema, which has now completed its 90th anniversary. “Our organisation has been working towards the formation of an Internal Complaints Committee, which is required for legally handling the issues that women face in the film industry.
The WCC, in its statement, said that the police department has the responsibility of filing a suo motu case and carrying out an investigation, into the complaint of harassment at workplace.
Nisha Sarang, who plays one of the lead characters in the serial ‘Uppum Mulakum’ which is being telecasted in Flowers TV, had alleged that she was removed from the serial because she resisted his advances. The Women in Cinema Collective (WCC) on Sunday extended support to a woman actor in a popular television serial, who raised allegations of inappropriate behaviour against the director of the serial.