Filmmaker Vinta Nanda criticizes director Imtiaz Ali for his comment on casting couch

Imtiaz Ali spoke about the issue of casting couch in Bollywood at IFFI Goa.

Filmmaker Vinta Nanda recently took to her social media handle and criticized director Imtiaz Ali for his comments on the casting couch issue in Bollywood at IFFI Goa. His comments seem not to have gone down well with TV producer-writer Vinta Nanda.

Vinta Nanda slams Imtiaz Ali for his comments on casting couch.

Vinta Nanda took to her Instagram account to slam director Imtiaz Ali for making statements on the casting couch issue in Bollywood at IFFI Goa, where he shrugged off the perception that compromising guarantees success. Vinta wrote in her Instagram post, “Imtiaz Ali should stop pontificating about what women face in the entertainment industry. Naturally, a Kareena Kapoor is safe because she is privileged. And he surely must know that the casting couch exists! Why has IFFI Goa selected him to speak on behalf of women? Is it to whitewash the truth? If men like him had the courtesy to abstain from speaking on a subject they have no experience about, one will believe that change is indeed taking place.”

Vinta Nanda lashes at Imtiaz Ali for his statements at IFFI Goa.

In the caption of the post, Vinta Nanda wrote, “It’s shocking to see reports of @imtiazaliofficial making all sorts of statements about women’s issues on an important industry platform like @iffigoa. With zero experience, he should have abstained from speaking instead. Who believes there’s no casting couch in the entertainment industry and that women are safe here Raise your hands!”

As per a report by India Today, Imtiaz Ali at IFFI Goa had said, “Let me tell you if a woman or girl cannot say ‘no,’ her chances of succeeding don’t necessarily increase. It’s not like if a girl compromises, she’ll definitely get a role. If a girl can say ‘no’ and respects herself, only then will others respect her too. People like me and many others often think about whether we take someone seriously or not; we need to respect a person to cast her.”