India’s Mollywood cinema rocked by MeToo abuse claims, with top actors accused


By AGENCY
A man rides past posters of regional movies from India's Kerala-based Mollywood film industry, displayed along a street amid protests against alleged sexual allegations within the industry. — ARUN CHANDRABOSE/AFP

Terrified for her safety, Indian actress Sreelekha Mitra remembers pushing chairs and a sofa against her hotel door after she said an award-winning veteran director sexually harassed her.

Mitra waited 15 years to speak out about the incident, one of several cases exposing the dark underbelly of India’s Malayalam-language “Mollywood” film industry that has won awards at Cannes.

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