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Mumbai no safe haven for women: B'wood actresses post gang-rape

Mumbai: Calling the recent gang-rape of a woman photojournalist in Mumbai a "wake-up call", Bollywood's actress brigade, including Shabana Azmi and Juhi Chawla have, said the city isn't safe anymore and that the incident has

IANS Updated on: August 26, 2013 17:08 IST


Shabana Azmi: This ghastly incident is a wake-up call for all Mumbaikars who revel in calling our city the safest in India. The new rape law has not instilled any fear because of lack of faith in law and order. We need to tackle rape at many levels. There's a deep-rooted misogyny, and sexual assault is used as an instrument of control and power so that women are denied freedom.
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