Bollywood 'failing to follow' US lead

MUMBAI - When Indian actress Divya Unny flew into the southern state of Kerala in 2015, she thought it was for a business meeting with an award-winning director about a role in his upcoming film.

Instead, she was called to the director's hotel room at 9 pm, where the man propositioned her for sex and told her she would have to make compromises if she wanted to succeed in the film industry.

"You always hear of actresses getting called by directors to hotel rooms at night, but I didn't think twice because I was going in with a reference," she said.