Bollywood actor Payal Ghosh, who has worked in projects like Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi (film) and Saath Nibhaana Saathiya (TV show), has claimed that filmmaker Anurag Kashyap forced himself on her.
On Saturday, she tweeted, “@anuragkashyap72 has forced himself on me and extremely badly. @PMOIndia @narendramodi ji, kindly take action and let the country see the demon behind this creative guy. I am aware that it can harm me and my security is at risk. Pls help!”
@anuragkashyap72 has forced himself on me and extremely badly. @PMOIndia @narendramodi ji, kindly take action and let the country see the demon behind this creative guy. I am aware that it can harm me and my security is at risk. Pls help! https://t.co/1q6BYsZpyx— Payal Ghosh (@iampayalghosh) September 19, 2020
Rekha Sharma, Chairperson of National Commission for Women, quote-tweeted Ghosh and asked for a detailed complaint in the matter. She wrote, “You may send me the detailed complaint at [email protected] and @NCWIndia will look into it.”
You may send me the detailed complaint at [email protected] and @NCWIndia will look into it. @iampayalghosh https://t.co/KZzPwkmuwZ— Rekha Sharma (@sharmarekha) September 19, 2020
Actress Kangana Ranaut, who is at the war of words with Kashyap on Twitter since some days, also came in support of Ghosh and tweeted, “Every voice matters.”
Every voice matters #MeToo #ArrestAnuragKashyap https://t.co/Pv1kGZIRr6— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) September 19, 2020
In the aftermath of the unfolding of film producer Harvey Weinstein’s crimes in Hollywood, many women came forward and spoke about their trauma in the public domain. In Bollywood, it started with actress Tanushree Dutta accusinng actor Nana Patekar of sexual misconduct. Since then, many Bollywood personalities like Alok Nath, Sajid Khan and Vikas Bahl have been accused of sexual offences.
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