Priyanka Chopra and a host of other high-profile celebrities have come out in support of a Bollywood actress who claimed she was harassed by a veteran actor.
Tanushree Dutta, a former Miss India, claimed Nana Patekar, a veteran actor now aged 67, had harassed her on sets of a film in 2008. She had made the same allegations shortly after the incident and Patekar denied the allegations.
Chopra tweeted: ‘Agreed..the world needs to #BelieveSurviviors.’
Dutta recently told Zoon TV: ‘Back then, these incidents would be discussed only behind closed doors and not openly, as is being done now. No one supported me.’
Priyanka Chopra and a host of other high-profile celebrities have come out in support of a Bollywood actress who claimed she was harassed by a veteran actor
Tanushree Dutta, a Bollywood actress and former Miss India, claimed Nana Patekar, a veteran actor now aged 67, had harassed her on sets of a film in 2008
Calls to Patekar on Friday went unanswered, but Rajendra Shirodkar, a lawyer for Patekar, threatened legal action against Dutta for making ‘false allegations’.
‘We’ve sent her a notice for making false allegations. She should apologize to my client,’ Shirodkar told Reuters. ‘If she doesn’t, then we shall chart a future course of action’.
Dutta alleges that Patekar wanted an ‘intimate step’ with her in a dance number in the film ‘Horn OK Please’.
When she refused, Dutta alleges that Patekar called workers of a local political party who damaged her car and threatened her.
Tanushree had made the same allegations shortly after the incident and Patekar denied the allegations
Calls to Patekar on Friday went unanswered, but Rajendra Shirodkar, a lawyer for Patekar, threatened legal action against Dutta for making ‘false allegations’
Priyanka tweeted her support for Dutta on social media with the message ‘the world needs to #BelieveSurvivors’
Earlier this week, Tanushree’s plight was detailed in depth by journalist Janice Sequeira, who noted that her story now was exactly the same as the one a decade ago
Earlier this week, Tanushree’s plight was detailed in depth by journalist Janice Sequeira, who noted that her story now was exactly the same as the one a decade ago.
The #MeToo movement has found resonance in Bollywood, where the vast majority of producers and film-makers are men, most of whom are from prominent families in the film industry.
As well as Priyanka, a slew of high-profile Bollywood stars including Twinkle Khanna, Sonah Ahuja and Farham Akhtar backed Tanushree as they referenced Janice’s thread.
As well as Priyanka, a slew of high-profile Bollywood stars including Twinkle Khanna, Sonah Ahuja and Farham Akhtar backed Tanushree as they referenced Janice’s thread
The #MeToo movement has found resonance in Bollywood, where the vast majority of producers and film-makers are men, most of whom are from prominent families in the film industry
The #MeToo movement was a viral hashtag which has inspired women who claim to have been victims of sexual harassment or assault to share their stories.
The hashtag took off in October 2017 in an attempt to demonstrate widespread prevalence of sexual assault or harassment.
It took off shortly after the allegations against movie producer Harvey Weinstein.
The #MeToo movement was a viral hashtag which has inspired women who claim to have been victims of sexual harassment or assault to share their stories
The hashtag took off in October 2017 shortly after allegations against movie producer Harvey Weinstein emerged