Sexual abuse in Bollywood: Discussed by Radhika Apte and Usha Jadhav National Film Award winning actress

In recent times, especially after the #MeToo campaign that took Hollywood by storm, we have seen many Indian actors and actresses coming out in the open against the sexual harassment they faced in the industry.

Now Radhika Apte and Marathi actress Usha Jadhav also spoke about the sexual exploitation in the industry.

In a documentary titled Bollywood's Dark Secret by BBC, Radhika said that many a time girls fear to speak against "powerful" people, thinking their career would get jeopardized.

The documentary Bollywood's Dark Secret is to be aired across the globe this Saturday and Sunday

Some people are regarded as Gods. They are so powerful that people just don't think that my voice is going to matter, or people think that if I speak, probably my career is going to get ruined," Radhika said in the documentary which will be aired soon.

The same documentary also features National Film Award winning actress Usha Jadhav narrating her own experience wherein she was asked to "give something in return" for the opportunity.

Usha, too, recalled a horrifying experience, when she was told that she would need to something in return for an opportunity in films. “I said something on the lines of, What I don't have money. He said, 'No, no, no, no. It's not about money, it's about you sleeping with, maybe it can be a producer, maybe it can be a director, it can be both too’. "He started telling me that for an actress, you should be happy to have sex as and, when possible, and embrace your sexuality,” she is quoted saying in the documentary.

  Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan not only admitted that the casting couch is prevalent in Bollywood, but also defended it saying that it provides livelihood to several girls. She further said that even people in the government seek sexual favors, and so it's not right to blame film industry alone. later reportedly apologized for her statement to News18. However, these words have left her fans shocked and disgusted.