MeToo storm in KTK film industry; KFCC to try for a compromise

The Karnataka Film Chambers of Commerce is seeking to bring about a conciliation between multi-lingual actor Arjun Sarja and actress Sruthi Hariharan, who had accused him of "lewd and complete unprofessional behaviour" during a film shooting in 2016.

KFCC president S A Chinne Gowda convened a special meeting Monday to deliberate on the accusation made by Sruthi against Sarja and the complaint lodged by his father-in-law Rajesh against the actress.

Gowda told reporters that a reconciliation committee would be constituted to resolve such cases in future.

Former KFCC president Sa Ra Govindu said a special meeting would be held on Wednesday where both the parties would be brought together to solve the matter amicably.

Govindu, however, sought to know why the actress took two years to rake it up now.

Hit by the #MeToo storm, Sarja has decided to take a legal recourse against Sruthi.

Sarja's close friend Prashanth Sambaragi Monday said "Till August 20, 2018, Sruthi had been following Arjun onTwitter.. If everything was so bad, then why did she follow him till August 20 and unfollowed him all of a sudden?"
In her Facebook post two days ago, Sruthi wrote, "He pulls me closer with my body taut against his and asks the director if we could use this idea of foreplay in the scene. I was aghast."