Justice Hema Committee report: A timeline of events so far

The Justice Hema Committee published a report revealing sexual exploitation in the Malayalam film industry seven years after the brutal rape of an actress in Kochi.

Members of the Hema Commission submitting the report to Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan in 2019. File photo

In 2017, a popular Malayalam woman actor came forward alleging abduction and sexual assault on her in Kochi. The Kerala police investigation team zeroed-in on actor Dileep, who was booked on charges of conspiring to carry out the sexual assault. After the survivor identified herself on social media, the industry saw an unprecedented shake-up.

A group of women working in Malayalam film industry came together to form a ‘Women in Cinema Collective’ to support the survivor even as some actors voiced misogynistic views. The Justice Hema Committee was formed by the Kerala Government in 2017 based on a petition by the Women in Cinema Collective (WCC) to study the challenges faced by women in the industry.

Here is a timeline of the events that followed the incident leading up to the submission of the Justice Hema Committee report.

What the Hema Committe report says about the Malayalam film industry.mp4

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