Supreme Court makes up for decades old injustice: Make-up artist Charu Khuranas more than a decade-old fight to eliminate the gender biased rule in Bollywood bore fruit on Monday with the Supreme Court striking down two provisions of the Cine Costume and Make-up Artist Associations by-laws saying it is violative of constitutional norms. Till date the Associations rule prohibited a woman from taking up the job of a make-up artist in the film industry, however, it allowed her to become a hair dresser. Who can forget Khuranas TV commercials.: Onida TVs advertisement—Neighbours Envy, Owners Pride—with the tailed-devil. The make-up was her work. The court also set aside the provision which mandates domicile of a person to be the member of the association. Expressing shock over the attitude of the artists association, which was registered under the trade union law, a bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra said the provisions infringe upon the rights of an individual to excel in the field. Harassment of women in 21st century is inconceivable, unacceptable and untenable, the court said while finding no rationality in the provision. Accepting the Centres submission that the attitude of the association is audacious and it also lent a deaf ear towards the issue, the court said such restriction in fact hampers the interests of qualified persons in the industry and directed the Cine Costume and Make-up Artists Association (Mumbai) to delete the provisions within 10 days. It also directed the Registrar Trade Union of India to circulate the courts order. The court order came on a petition by make-up artist Charu Khurana, whose case was supported by the National Commission for Women. Khurana, a masters degree holder in the prosthetics make-up and trained at the Cinema Makeup School in the US, told dna that she was unable to get work as a make-up artist in Bollywood. When film producers wanted to hire me, the CCMAA objected, saying she could not flout the old tradition. I am extremely happy and delighted that the top court deleted unconstitutional provision and now talent and eligibility will be appreciated, she said. Khurana, who was present in the court, told that the CCMAA in 2009 rejected her application for a make-up artist identification card because she was a woman and also another ground that she did not have a five-year domicile of Maharashtra to become a registered make-up artist. Khuranas PIL alleged that female artists are not allowed to be a member of the association and one cannot work in the industry without being registered with the association. As per the by-laws of all these unions and federations, make-up artists, hair dressers, etc, are required to register themselves with their respective union like the Cine Costume and Make-up Artist and Hair Dresser Association (CCMAA). Only a member of these associations is allowed to work as a make-up artist in the production unit in the cine industry. These federations and affiliated unions ensure that no non-member works in the production unit, she had contended. She submitted that such provisions are wholly discriminatory practice depriving female make-up artists of their fundamental right to work and earn livelihood guaranteed by the Constitution. She said it is not just Bollywood, but regional federations of make-up artistes in Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad also bar women from the job. ReportIndiaPrabhati Nayak MishraDNANew DelhiBollywoodartistscinemafemaleHarassmentmake-uprightsSupreme CourtUnion of IndiaTuesday, 11 November 2014 - 5:30am Neil Nitin Mukesh and Puja Gupta check make-up while shooting for Shortcut Romeo. Hitherto, women could only take up job as hair dressers in Bollywooddnai.in/crEw1 dnaindia/india/report-supreme-court-makes-up-for-decades-old-injustice-2034031
Posted on: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:14:15 +0000
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