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#MeToo Comes to Bollywood After Actor Alleges Sexual Harassment
- Decade-old misconduct allegation sparks flood of accusations
- Actors, comedians, journalists identified in Twitter posts
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Almost a year to the day after the #MeToo movement upended Hollywood it has arrived in the world’s biggest film industry, Bollywood, and is spreading through India.
In recent weeks a decade-old sexual misconduct allegation against a popular male movie star in the Hindi film industry has been reported to police and a production house that partnered with Netflix Inc. on its first local hit has been dissolved amid allegations against a founder. Also, the chief executive of a pioneering comedy troupe has resigned after it admitted that he failed to take action when an employee was accused of sending lewd photographs to women.