Actress Bhavana’s Instagram post.
Amid uproar in the Malayalam film industry following the release of the Hema Committee report and high-profile resignations over allegations of sexual misconduct, actress Bhavana on Sunday posted an Instagram post with a quote from Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara. „Above all, be capable of feeling deeply any injustice done to anyone, anywhere in the world” – Che Guevara, read a post that instantly went viral on social media platforms.
Ramya Nambisan, actress and Women in Cinema Collective (WCC), posted that the current movement started with her friend’s brave act. “This world is equal to all born here. Everything we see now began with my dear friend, who showed through her life that the environment for living with self-respect is not someone’s charity, but our right,” he wrote in the post, citing Italian Marxist ideologue Antonio. Gramsci – „Telling the truth is revolutionary.”
Another WCC member is filmmaker Keetu Mohandas, M.S. Echoing Nambison’s words, “Don’t forget. It all started because one girl had the guts to actually fight. Actress Manju Warrier, in solidarity, has re-posted the same poster on her wall.
Justice K. The WCC, which is demanding the state government to set up a Hema committee, is widely hailed for the winds of change currently blowing in the industry.