Jami Mehmood revealed on his Twitter account yesterday that he was raped nearly 13 years ago by a giant from the media industry. He emphasized that though the person who raped him was shorter than him, he completely froze during the act. He couldn’t move due to the shock and felt completely disgusted afterwards. The LSA award winning film director opened up in a series of tweets, last night.
Why im so strongly supporting #metoo ? cuz i know exactly how it happens now, inside a room then outside courts inside courts and how a survivor hides confides cuz i was brutally raped by a very powerful person in our media world. A Giant actually. and yes im taller than him but
— jami-ازار (@jamiazaad) October 20, 2019
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-ازار (@jamiazaad) October 20, 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-ازار (@jamiazaad) October 20, 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-ازار (@jamiazaad) October 20, 2019
I never use to fight or this angry on social media or absurd in any way but after the incident i ve no clue how to shut up now for the victims and survivors. My personality changed in few months and its very erratic the way i talk but i promised myself i will stand for all #metoo
— jami-ازار (@jamiazaad) October 20, 2019
Jami’s words mirror the accounts of several women that had been sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein as well as other powerful celebrities in Hollywood.
Jami is one of the most respected filmmakers in the Pakistani film industry, with “Moor” and Shaan Shahid starrer “O21” in his belt. He has been a clear voice in support of the #MeToo movement from the beginning.
