Justice Hema Committee report: Casting couch exists in Malayalam film industry

The Justice K Hema Committee report, which studied issues faced by women in the Malayalam film industry, found that casting couch is prevalent in Mollywood.

According to the report, women are forced to make compromises to get work in the industry and those willing to make such compromises are known by a code.

Those willing to make compromises are known as "cooperating artists", said the report.

According to the report, there is much exploitation happening in the industry and women are forced to make compromises to to avail roles or other works.

They, however, refuse to go to police as they fear for their lives as those involved in perpetrating the crime are the biggies in the industry.

The women in cinema who suffer the atrocities prefer to keep silence while thinking about the serious consequences which they may face if they make complaint about the atrocities in cinema, the report revealed.