Jami has been aggressively supporting #MeToo and protests related to the movement.
The director came forward with
Speaking in support of the ongoing #MeToo movement and to stop the attack on the movement and the victims, filmmaker Jami has revealed that he was raped around 13 year ago by a close friend, who is a giant in the media industry.
“I know it’s a suicide what I’m writing right now but this is important before they harm the movement,” Jami wrote in a series of tweets. Jami is among the very few Pakistani celebrities who have even opened up about facing harassment.
He further added, “I’m pissed that they are attacking the movement and victims so I’m coming here today after 13 or so years to say 99.99% survivors are telling the truth always. No doubt ever”.
In a series of posts on Twitter, the director broke his silence on the traumas of his past, recalling how harassers get away with rape and sexual violence.
is generated for hating women or #metoo is mind boggling. If this power was used for awareness and cleaning up the court system instead of backstabbing thousands of true victims and so many others, by now we could ve gained the trust of so many victims.
— jami (@jamiazaad) 20 October 2019
Without revealing the name, Jami said he was raped by an influential media personality and the ordeal of having to go through such a disturbing experience, which took place almost 13 years back, continues to haunt him even today.
Speaking about the traumatic incident, he said, “Why I’m so strongly supporting #metoo? Because I know exactly how it happens now, inside a room then outside courts inside courts and how a survivor hides confides because I was brutally raped by a very powerful person in our media world. A Giant actually, and yes I’m taller than him but I froze not sure why, yes it really happens and happened to me”.
I froze not sure why yesss it really happens and happened to me. Till this day 13 years ve passed i curse myself why i didnt take his eyes out but i was so close to this guy a friend, doing his mega shoots for his mega high end books and museum launches etc may be thats why my
— jami (@jamiazaad) 20 October 2019
system shut down... or i couldnt believe WTF is going on. I told my few close friends but no one took it seriously. I told them so many times with the name of this tycoon but as if im a joker or something. YES high end friends top end friends in media didnt do anything. I spent 6
— jami (@jamiazaad) 20 October 2019
or so month in agha khan with a therapist and the usual pills zanax or some shit screwed my head and then i left pk for few months to reboot. He came to my Fathers funeral also and instead of crying for Papa (who got to know before dying that im destroyed) i was hiding inside my
— jami (@jamiazaad) 20 October 2019
own home telling Mother who was also busy with her pain to run out and stop him from coming in. Fiasco fucking cant even cry for my papa. Till this day i dont ve the courage to come out and name him. Its super tough. I know my own buddies will laugh and joke or whatever shit
— jami (@jamiazaad) 20 October 2019