There was this scene in the movie, Highway where lead actor Alia Bhatt’s character opens up to her captors regarding the trauma of abuse at the hands of a family friend. She narrates her ordeal to her captors, possibly due to the confidence which she could not otherwise repose in her own family.
The movie narrated an issue that has haunted children across generations. The issue of child sexual abuse has also been highlighted on the TV show Satyameva Jayate. These instances mark a break-out moment for Indian cinema and television. And definitely a turning point of sorts for an issue that has now begun to be highlighted by the mainstream media, and is no more a topic to be brushed under the proverbial carpet.
More on this: http://odishasuntimes.com/2016/05/23/child-sexual-abuse/
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