Salman Khan’s ex-girlfriend exposes Bollywood's ‘family men’ amid Malayalam sex scandal

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Hema Committee Report have left the Malayalam industry shattered. The report unveiled some of the most heinous cases of sexual exploitation in Mollywood. Former actress Somy Ali recently reacted to the controversial findings and hinted that she too had met many unsavoury characters during her stint in Bollywood.
In an interview with the Hindustan Times, the actress said that she was able to empathise with the victims, as she was active in Bollywood during a time when women were silenced if they tried to speak up about the abuse they faced. “While my experience in Bollywood during the late 1990s was not exactly identical to the circumstances faced by the women in the Malayalam film industry, it was deeply shaped by a toxic environment that often silenced women or punished them for speaking out,” she told HT.

Walk Of Shame

The actress revealed she witnessed many starlets attempting to leave hotel suites undetected after being exploited by powerful men in the industry. “I personally encountered #MeToo incidents where I was warned that visiting a certain man’s suite was necessary if I wanted to advance in my career. I’ve also witnessed the heartbreaking 'walk of shame'—women, disheveled and distressed, leaving hotel suites early in the morning after being exploited by some of the biggest actors in Bollywood, including individuals publicly seen as committed family men,” she said.

Ali said she was heavily discouraged and silenced while she tried to speak up. “At that time, the industry offered little support to women