A day after she filed a molestation complaint against filmmaker Subhash Ghai at the Versova police station, Kate Sharma says she wouldn't have had the courage to raise her voice against sexual harassment if "it hadn't been for the #MeToo movement".

Keen to foray into Bollywood, the aspiring actor was reportedly in talks with Ghai for the Aitraaz (2003) remake. However, things took a turn for the worse when the filmmaker allegedly forced himself on her on August 6. Deeply traumatised by the incident, Sharma says, "I was unable to tell my family. But if I don't speak up now, women don't stand a chance. It's our fight for self-respect. I hope we battle men who see us as objects to satisfy their lust, and not as professionals. Speaking up finally makes me feel light."