Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Wednesday said behind a successful man’s fall is a woman but clarified that he was not making fun of the #MeToo movement and his comments should be taken in ‘right humour’.
“Today is the time of #MeToo, and there shouldn’t be any shame or hesitation to say that behind a successful man’s fall is a woman. Behind the troubles and infamy of successful men, there have been mostly women that I’ve seen in this movement,” he said at the launch of the book ‘A Touch of Evil’ by author Dhruv Somani.
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“I really call myself fortunate that in today’s times, tamam harkate karne kay bawajood (despite everything that I’ve done), my name hasn’t come out in the #MeToo movement. Hence, I listen to my wife and often take her as a shield with me so that even if there’s nothing, I can show, ‘I am happily married, my life is good.’
“Even if anyone wants to say anything about me, please don’t say,” he added.
The #MeToo movement hit Bollywood last year and saw several women coming out with their horror stories of sexual harassment and rape by actors and filmmakers from the industry.
When asked whether he was making fun of the movement, Sinha backtracked and said his statement should be taken in “right humour”.
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