India, Dec. 16 -- Producer Aditi Anand is a multi-hyphenate in the truest sense of the word. Not only is she one of the petitioners fighting for equal rights of the LGBTQIA+ community, along with her partner Susan Dias, but she is also involved in the stray dogs court case that has divided the nation. All this, while running Neelam Studios with Pa Ranjith and backing socially conscious films like Mari Selvaraj's Tamil film Bison Kaalamaadan.

With so much on her hands, Aditi terms the year as 'fantastic'. In a candid and reflective interview with Hindustan Times, she discusses everything from the rise of hyper-masculinity in cinema to the locker room talk she has to endure behind the scenes while working in the film industry. But above al...