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• ‘Dealing with abuse

at workplace is difficult’

Workplace harassment is difficult to deal
with, says Actress Sunny Leone, who feels
that one needs to step up and address it. • Audience yet to
“Workplace harassment is difficult to accept varied films
deal with but you don’t have to be quiet. Bollywood films cannot be
Find yourself a supportive boss,” Leone progressive as the audience is
posted on Instagram along with a video yet to accept films with varied
addressing the issue. The video highlights themes that break societal
why it is important to speak up and not stay conventions, says actor
silent if someone is trying to use powerful Neena Gupta. The actor says
position to exploit someone. It is in sync for centuries, women have
with the message of her upcoming web been silenced by men and to
series Ragini MMS Returns Season 2, which make art which defies it, will
take a while. “Our cinema
throws light on the importance of consent can’t be progressive. If you
while getting intimate with a horror story. make cinema progressive, no
She has a cameo as a paranormal expert one will watch it because our
in the series. On the Bollywood front, audience is still not ready.
the 38-year-old has been roped in for I had a show called ‘Siski’,
a horror-comedy called “Coca Cola”. which didn’t work at all,
She also forayed into the southern because the story was that I
film industry with movies like “Rangeela” and was married to an army guy,
a nice but boring man. I get
“Veeramadevi”. “Nothing is tough when you enjoy attracted to his friend, who
doing it or are passionate about the same. South is full of life. And that show
industry will definitely help me grow. Being able to didn’t work, because it can’t.
learn about a new culture is something that I like I feel the men would never
and enjoy a lot,” Sunny had told IANS in the past. let women watch the show...
In the video Sunny Leone says, “So much chamak, The kind of society there is,
so much dhamak but asli maza toh tab ayega jab iss accordingly shows and films
chamak mein thoda sa namak hoga.” Hello Ji is a will be made. Our society is
still the same. It will take ages
peppy song, which has been composed by Meet to change that,” she said.
Bros and has been sung by Kanika Kapoor.

MY MILLENNIAL
• NO TIME FOR SHOWER, SAYS LADY GAGA

THE SINGER IS SO BUSY IN COMPLETING HER ALBUM THAT SHE’S FORGOTTEN TO BATHE PATIENCE LEVEL
Singer Lady GaGa has been so focussed on IS ZERO’
completing her upcoming sixth album that
she’s forgotten to bathe. The Bad romance
songstress took to Twitter on December 18
to share a funny exchange she had with her
personal assistant, who questioned Gaga’s
cleanliness after realising that she had been
working non-stop on the follow-up to her
2016 release — Joanne, reports aceshowbiz.
com. “My assistant: when was the last time
you bathed. me: i don’t remember,” the
singer tweeted. Gaga added the hashtag:
“#LG6,” letting fans know her sixth studio
project was the cause of her poor personal Ananya Panday
• Hygiene key Cleanliness in focus hygiene of late. (In an interview)

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