Actor-filmmaker Pooja Bhatt says she is happy that #MeToo movement has helped women come out with their stories of harassment but believes allegations need to be followed up with serious action instead of "ranting on public platform".
A string of cases gave birth to India's #MeToo chapter last September, with women from all walks of life coming forward to demand for a safer work environment.
"One should take names. One should file a case and take the person to court. Just ranting on a public platform with no thought towards the consequences, I think, is a bit too much," Pooja told PTI.
She contends that the movement should not be limited to social media and rather be dealt properly with the help of law.
"If a man has made an overture at you and is harassing you, there is a law that protects you. Ranting on Twitter and not backing it up with a police complaint (does not help)... I am not interested in a media trial," she adds.
The actor-director says she too has been a victim of sexual harassment.
"It's a fallacy, I have had my share. Which woman has not dealt with somebody putting their hand on the butt? When I used to go to school by train, I have got my butt pinched. But we were trained to take on that person."
"Saif Ali Khan and John Abraham were couple of few people who stood up for me. Everyone from Shekhar Suman to Ruby Bhatia said, 'How can I talk about all this in public?' For me, it was not about him or me, it was about something larger. We need to empower our women to speak."
"For no amount of money or love will I work with people I do not trust. Casting couch does exist and it exists everywhere, when there is an exchange of power. If two adults decide to consent, who are we to judge that? It comes down to women's will."
"Women can be equally vile, big bullies. It is unfair to paint every man with the same brush. There are decent men as well."
"If we have to win this war, we have to do it with men. It is not about women against men."