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Lakshmi Manchu-model of #MeToo open arms to Bollywood
Updated On: 26 May, 2019 07:10 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
Lakshmi Manchu, one of the six women behind Voice Of Women, on their year-long work, offering solutions and inviting complaints from film industries across India
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"Tell your story. Shout it. Write it. Whisper it if you have to. But tell it. Some won't understand it. Some will outright reject it. But many will thank you for it. And then the most magical thing will happen. One by one, voices will start whispering, 'me too'. And your tribe will gather. And you will never feel alone again," Lakshmi Manchu echoes words by writer LR Knost.
Manchu — daughter of Mohan Babu, an actor, producer, anchor — took the Women In Cinema Collective (WCC) a step ahead. Along with actors Supriya Yarlagadda, Jhansi, Suma Kanakala, Swapna Dutt (producer), and Nandini Reddy (director), Manchu started core discussions on the welfare of the women in the Telugu film industry. The initiative that started with six women, now has 80 active technical wings. With the assistance of other volunteers, they formed a support group and panel, Voice Of Women (VoW), to help women in media and entertainment. The group aims to create gender awareness in workplaces and meet bi-monthly to discuss issues. They also plan to create a database of women technicians in the Telugu film industry.
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