Tanushree Dutta
New Jersey
Triggered #MeToo in India after she spoke up about the harassment she faced in 2008 on the sets of Horn Ok Pleassss at the hands of veteran actor Nana Patekar
When Tanushree Dutta, came to India a few months ago, the conversation she triggered was about her weight. It invited a fair bit of trolling, but the former Miss India, argues, "People are used to seeing me in old movies. Life goes on. One should not expect a public figure to look the same after 10 years."

Having decided to "give it back to them" Dutta, who turned 34 this year, started speaking to online portals on the subject and soon was getting invited to events across the city. Her presence would have gone unnoticed had it not been for a generic question that was thrown at her - Dutta says, it wasn't just her, other celebrities at an awards event were asked the same question - Why had the #MeToo movement not taken off in India?