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After filmmaker Anurag Kashyap was accused of sexual harassment by actress Payal Ghosh, many women he has known have come forward to extend support to him, particularly his ex-wives Aarti Bajaj and actress Kalki Koechlin, besides actresses Taapsee Pannu and Mahie Gill, among others.
Actress Payal Ghosh has garnered support from various people including Kangana Ranaut, NCB chief and other after she opened up about her Me Too story. She claimed that filmmaker Anurag Kashyap forced himself on her.
Anurag Kashyap's ex-wife and actress Kalki Koechlin on Monday took to Instagram to back the filmmaker. In her long post, Kalki who was married to Anurag from 2011 to 2015 lauded and called him a champion of women, both on the screen and in real life. Tagging Kashyap in the post, Kalki even asked him not to be bogged down by the 'social media circus' around him.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Rupa Ganguly protests in the Parliament premises; says, "Mumbai film industry kills people, makes them drug addict, and keep insulting woman, but nobody is doing anything. Mumbai Police remains silent."
Richa Chadha has now condemned the act of falsely dragging her name into controversies. She released a statement stating that she would be taking legal action and continue to pursue her legal rights. Actress Payal Ghosh on Saturday named Huma Qureshi, Mahie Gill and Richa while accusing Anurag Kashyap of sexually assaulting her.
BJP MP Ravi Kishan demanded from the government that strict laws be made to save daughters of the country which instill fear in people. He further stated that he is also a father and wants the daughters of his country to stay safe. The Bhojpuri superstar raised the issue in the Lok Sabha after actress Payal Ghosh accused filmmaker Anurag Kashyap of sexual harassment.
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap denied all sexual harassment allegations leveled against him by actress Payal Ghosh and called it a move of character assassination. His lawyer issued an official statement about the matter and called the charges 'completely false, malicious and dishonest.'
After actress Payal Ghosh accused Anurag Kashyap of sexual misconduct, several celebrities from the industry have come forward to support the filmmaker, saying #MeToo movement should not be misused. Today, the actress will file an FIR against the filmmaker accusing him of forcing himself on her in 2014.
A fresh controversy arose when Payal Ghosh accused filmmaker Anurag Kashyap of sexually molesting her. Soon after the fiasco, a lot of reactions started pouring in from both inside and outside the industry. Gorakhpur BJP MP and actor Ravi Kishan on Sunday, in an exclusive interview with India TV, opened up about the same.
Ever since actress Payal Ghosh opened up on her sexual assault allegations against filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, there have been several developments in the ongoing controversy. Actress Payal Ghosh took to her Twitter account to open up against Kashyap on Saturday evening.
Actress Payal Ghosh made some serious allegations on filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and accused him of sexually harassing her. She took to her verified Twitter account to open up against Kashyap and tagged the office of the Prime Minister of India in her tweet. But for those wondering who is Payal Ghosh, here's everything you need to know about her!
Speaking on actress Payal Ghosh's tweet on filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, National Commission for Women (NCW), Chairperson Rekha Sharma on September 20 said that she will look into the matter and will take it up to police.
Actress Payal Ghosh on September 20 sent a message to the filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, and said that if any girl comes to meet you; it doesn't mean that the girl is available to do anything with her.
Anurag Kashyap has denied all sexual assault allegations leveled against him by Payal Ghosh and said that the charges are baseless. While a lot of celebs from the industry have come out in his support, actress Kangana Ranaut has bashed him on Twitter. Not only this, but she even took a dig at Bollywood industry which she refers to as 'Bullywood.'
Actress Payal Ghosh has claimed that filmmaker Anurag Kashyap tried to molest her once, recalling an incident when he got naked in front of her and tried to get intimate with her.
Ravi Kishan, in an excluisve interaction with India TV, opened up about the ongoing #metoo controversy in the Bollywood industry.
Anurag Kashyap's first wife Bajaj said the filmmaker was somebody who makes sure to create a safe work environment for his female co-workers. "First wife here... You are a rockstar @anuragkashyap10. Keep empowering women as you do and the safest place you create for all of them. I see it first hand with our daughter," Bajaj posted on Instagram.
From Payal Ghosh opening up on sexual harassment charges to Anurag Kashyap's response. Here's a detailed account of who said what in the Payal Ghosh vs Anurag Kashyap sexual harassment controversy.
Recalling the incident, Payal said: "First, I went to meet him in his office at Yari Road. He was talking to somebody else, and asked me to sit in front of him. He was busy talking to somebody else and that's why I left.
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