The case of Tanushree Dutta vs. Nana Patekar sparked the #MeToo movement in India in 2018. Dutta alleged that while shooting a song for the 2009 film Horn ‘Ok’ Pleassss , Patekar “got the makers to add an intimate step in what would have been her solo song, just so he could touch her”. When she refused to cooperate, goons were called to the set and began banging on the door of her vanity van. Her car was attacked, and the windshield was broken. The Mumbai police filed a closure report in the case, citing lack of evidence. Dutta responded: “I’m neither shocked nor surprised—being a woman in India this is something we all have gotten used to”.
While often used for comedic effect or as a plot device, depictions of massage in Indian cinema vary significantly in tone: The case of Tanushree Dutta vs