Following art director Rajesh Sapte`s suicide, members of the Indian Film and TV Producers` Council (IFTPC) met on Tuesday to discuss actionable measures against harassment. A member present at the meeting says, "Rajesh`s death has exposed the hafta culture. We are making strict rules regarding who can enter a set." On July 3, before his death, the Pune-based art director made a video, accusing Rakesh Mourya, treasurer, Film Studios Setting All Mazdoor Union (FSSAMU) of harassment and extortion. It is said that Mourya threatened to disrupt Sapte`s set if he did not pay the extortion amount.

JD Majethia