Among the few women who spoke up and shared their tales of harassment in the ongoing #MeToo movement in India was
Sanjjanaa
Galrani. The actress recalled the harrowing experiences she had to endure on the sets of her debut film Ganda Hendati. This led to director Ravi Srivatsa lashing out against her for the allegations; he had the support of the
Kannada
Film Directors’ Association.
On Tuesday, in a video that was released online, Sanjjanaa was seen being coerced to apologise to the director and the team of her debut film. When we spoke to Sanjjanaa, the actress said that she still stands by what she has narrated in her tell-all ordeal. “I stand by all my words, but I apologised for
Ambareesh sir’s sake. The seniors from the Artistes’ Association, which included
Doddanna
sir and him, as well as filmmaker-actor
Rockline Venkatesh sir, advised me to give in to calm the whole situation down. I still maintain that everything I have narrated is true. And even though I have apologised, I have won my battle in my own way,” she says.