People presumed Hrithik to be guilty for his gender: Yami Gautam on Hrithik-Kangana row

Yami, who had shared screen with Hrithik in a recent Bollywood film Kaabil, issued a statement on Facebook where she took a stand on the issue.

The actress wrote on her Facebook post: " People have presumed that since he is a man, he must be the guilty party, since that is how it has always been."

"Men have oppressed women in one way or another for centuries, and it's being presumed that it is the same in this case, too" she added.

Yami believes the tussle between the two leading actors of Bollywood, Hrithik Roshan and Kangana Ranaut, has turned out to be a gender issue. "......the tussle has turned into a gender war, with a certain faction of the society having already declared the man guilty."

Apart from siding with Hrithik, the actress has hit out at the media for conducting a trial which she feels might jeopardise the "equal-rights-for-all movement" that had gained momentum so far.

The actress said both Hrithik and Kangana must get the privilege of fighting the case in the court.

Apart from taking a side with Hrithik, the actress has hit out at the media for conducting a trial which she feels would jeopardise the "equal-rights-for-all movement" that had gained momentum so far.

"If this baseless trial-by-media is allowed to continue, where one party has been presumed to be guilty, there is a good likelihood that people might lose faith in this equal-rights-for-all movement that has picked up momentum in India only in recent years," the Kaabil actress said.

Yami's reaction came after Hrithik broke his silence on social media on the entire row.

Hrithik Roshan recently took to social media to clear the air, stating that he has been dragged into a "dirty perverse mess".

Posting a three page letter on the micro blogging site Twitter, the actor vented ire against the media, while taking a  jab at Kangana, without naming her.

Hitting out at the media, he said, "Just like a nagging health issue sometimes ignored can turn malignant, this situation for me has unfortunately turned malignant.

In case of the matter at hand, it seems the media has no intention of letting go."

He added that contrary to media reports, he never met Kangana in private.

"The truth is, I have never met the lady in question one on one in my entire life. Yes, we have worked together, but there has been no meeting in private. Thats the truth," he said.

"Women have suffered centuries of abuse at the hands of men and it infuriates me how some men can be so brutal and they deserve the harshest punishment. But by that logic if it ordains that one man can't be vulnerable and one woman can't be a liar, so be it. I'm ok with that too," the Bollywood superstar said.

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut last month broke her silence over her alleged relationship with industry mate Hrithik Roshan saying the conflict with the latter didn't die down rather had a proper end to it as the actor failed to prove any of his claims made against her.

Kangana said: "He (Hrithik) claimed many things and said there is an imposter but failed to prove anything and the report of cyber crime [ of emails sent to the actor from the id of Kangana] is nil. Also he and his father [Rakesh Roshan] claimed to expose (me) but they didn't say anything."

Upholding the report of the cyber crime cell, the Rangoon actress said nothing was found against her. The actress who had shared screen space with Hrithik in Krrish 3, even went on to say that she was afraid at the whole incident.

"Of course I was afraid of it. Who wouldn't be? .....I didn't know I was a part of such a big scam. This person (Hrithik) has done prep. (preparation) for two years to put me behind bars for having an affair with him," alleged Kangana demanding an apology from Hrithik and his father Rakesh Roshan over the whole incident.