Renuka Shahane believes film stars are not considered important enough to voice their opinion in India and are often trolled for speaking out. Renuka Shahane believes film stars are not considered important enough to voice their opinion in India and are often trolled for speaking out. She is known to be vocal about socio- political issues but actress-filmmaker Renuka Shahane believes film stars are not considered important enough to voice their opinion in India and are often trolled for speaking out. The director says as actors pay their taxes, they have a right to speak out just like the celebrities in Hollywood. But, the patriarchy that is inherent and there in urban India, there’s nothing much about it,” Shahane says.

Source: Indian Express November 21, 2016 12:03 UTC