'Guilty' actress Akansha Ranjan Kapoor says "#MeToo is here to stay"

Akansha Ranjan Kapoor made her acting debut in Netflix film Guilty, which highlighted #MeToo movement. She feels it is unfortunate that fraternity needs films like Guilty to restart conversation about sexual harassment.

“It’s unfortunate that we need films like this for people to restart conversation, but that was our aim. People have a very short attention span. But this (sexual harassment) has been happening forever and I feel that #MeToo is here to stay,” said Akansha. In Guilty, Kiara Advani essays role of a girl whose boyfriend, a darling of college, is accused of rape by a small-town girl who is t quite popular one on campus. film explores different versions of what might have happened before truth is laid bare.

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Akansha Ranjan Kapoor on Guilty response

Akansha plays small-town girl Tanu Kumar from Dhanbad, who is at centre of all drama. Asked if she expected a positive response for her first film, Akansha said: “I have dreamt of it my whole life. Before shooting for it, I would think, ‘I am going to do my first film and I am going to get this kind of response’, so it’s a dream come true moment for me.”

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Talking about her character, she claimed, “After watching film, every girl has messd me or reached out to me saying ‘sorry’ for judging Tanu, or that y all want to be like Tanu. body has told me it is a very bold character. y have eir said sorry or y have said y want to be as confident as Tanu because she has given m more self-esteem. Tanu has given me confidence, too. I could t dress way she does. She is her own person and she doesn’t need validation from anybody. People consider her a gold-digger but she kws that she is gold.” Directed by Ruchi Narain, Guilty also features actors Taher Shabbir and Gurfateh Singh Pirzada in key roles.

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(Inputs and quotes from ncies)