Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj

Bhardwaj alleges to have been the victim of a false 498A case, after she and her cousin were charged under the provisions courtesy a police-complaint by her ex-sister-in-law; the issue was resolved in an off-court settlement involving a huge sum of money.[1] This brought her into contacts with Save Indian Family Foundation, and she has since often collaborated with them in demanding an outright repeal of the law or amending to a gender-neutral version.[8][1] Bhardwaj's personal episode also went on to serve as the motivations for making a documentary on the locus.[9][10][11] Martyrs of Marriage (2017) narrated first-person tales of various victims who alleged of being at the receiving ends of abuse of 498A and interviewed politicians, judges et al. for their take on the issue.[11][9][12]

Bhardwaj campaigns against false sexual harassment allegations.[13][14] She had supported the #Mentoo movement, a campaign that was started in response of false allegations of the #MeToo movement in India and wrote about how the me-too movement turned men into disposable or collateral damage.[13][15][16] In the Rohtak sisters viral video controversy, she interviewed several witnesses and released videos that held the accusers of lying.[5][17][18] In 2021, Bhardwaj played a proactive role in busting the case where a female student of Atma Ram College of B.A English named Ayushi Bhatia who had filed a series of sexual assault and rape cases to extort money.[19][20]

Deepika Bhardwaj with Dr. Edmond - global health physician at a meeting

Bhardwaj campaigns for the establishment of a National Commission for Men in India that would deal with men's issues including domestic violence and sexual assault.[21][22]

In 2021, she produced another documentary called India's Sons, which was focused on the condition of India's men due to false rape cases.[23] She said that the documentary "inspired" men to tell their side of the story.[24][25]