Shocking reactions recorded on Tanushree Dutta and Nana Patekar's sexual harassment row.
Tanushree Dutt and Nana Patekar’s controversy is getting uglier day by day. Since the day Tanushree started the fight against sexual harassment, the #MeToo momentum has caught on among the masses; many women came forward to support the actress.
Tanushree Dutta and Nana Patekar's alleged sexual harassment case that took place on the sets of Horn Ok Pleassss in 2008 has witnessed an ugly turn after a sting operation was carried on the witnesses - film's producer Sami Siddiqui, director Rakesh Sarang, ex-CINTAA head Raza Murad and then-scrutiny panel head of CINTAA Gajendra Chauhan.
Shocking reactions were recorded in a series of sting tapes, which was carried out and released by news channel Times Now. In the video, the four people were asked about Tanushree Dutta's allegations and her account of what happened that day on the sets.
This is how each of them reacted to the incident which Tanushree recalled after ten years.
She (Tanushree Dutta) did it becaue of Bigg Boss: Director Rakesh Sarang | . WATCH Sting tape number 3 pic.twitter.com/YdnxW7cxHG
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow)
Samee Siddiqui was quoted as saying on Pinkvilla about Tanushree’s allegations, “Should I tell you the truth? I feel that day she was on her periods.”
I feel that day she was on her periods: Samee Siddiqui, Producer of film Horn Ok Please. WATCH Sting tape number 4
pic.twitter.com/2hTBgkGPMQ
Not just him, Horn Ok Pleassss director Rakesh Sarang also said, “She did it because of Bigg Boss.”
As per reports on the latest development in the controversy, Tanushree Dutta has received two legal notices from Nana Patekar and filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri respectively. Also, Nana will address the charges made by the actress on October 8, 2018, in Mumbai.
What can CINTAA do? It cannot act like police. First prove yourself a victim, from the last 10 years she is roaming like a victim: Gajendra Chauhan, Actor pic.twitter.com/zQCuIYbi4Z
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow)Tanushree’s #MeToo movement has been getting a lot of response from many Bollywood celebs like Arjun Kapoor, Kunal Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Sonam Kapoor, Swara Bhasker, Twinkle Khanna, Pooja Bhat and Parineeti Chopra. A lot of B-town celebrities have shown solidarity on social media. But, surprisingly, actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan and others preferred not to talk or rather avoid such questions about this issue.
She is over-reacting. Nana may not be sweet but he is a gentleman: Raza Murad, Actor | pic.twitter.com/mi98hevScB
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow)Tanushree had also filed a complaint with Cine and Television Artistes Association (CINTAA) about the entire incident, but to no avail.
According to reports, Tanushree has been slapped with two legal notices - one from Nana Patekar and other from Vivek Agnihotri - for her defamatory statements.
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