A few days ago, a journalist called me to ask, "Why do women always get believed just because they are women?" A little puzzled I asked, "What is the data on which this is based?" I do not blame the journalist, who was female, for not being able to answer because there is no data to prove this and much to counter-prove it. On probing I understood that the basis of the story, was Hrithik Roshan's open letter in which he made this statement vis-a-vis his conflicts with Kangana Ranaut.

The most interesting aspect of the conversation was how it contradicted its own proposition. A general statement from a well-connected man was enough for someone to take it seriously. No substantiation required. Nice, na?