A year after Hollywood, MeToo hits Bollywood

Bollywood's Neha Dhupia in a 2013 photo

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After more than a dozen allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct, and with two films pulled from the screens, the MeToo firestorm has now hit India and its huge Bollywood movie industry.

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