Hrithik Roshan reacts to Vikas Bahl sexual harassment row: 'All proven offenders must be punished'
6 years, 3 months ago

Hrithik Roshan reacts to Vikas Bahl sexual harassment row: 'All proven offenders must be punished'

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Hrithik Roshan has spoken out against his next film Super 30 ’s director Vikas Bahl, who was accused of sexual harassment by a former Phantom Films employee. The actor tweeted condemning Bahl’s actions, saying that it is impossible for him to share a professional relationship with someone of such grave misconduct. Following this Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane, who were also the co-founders of Phantom Films also released their statements, where they apologised and explained how they had immediately taken action against him but were bound by a contract which barred them from sacking Bahl altogether. Recently, Miss Malini reported that another actress, on the condition of anonymity accused Bahl of forcibly kissing her, which led her to avoid him in both socially and professionally.

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Sheela Priya Seth on Sajid Khan: 'He kept looking at my private parts for about five minutes'
2 years, 2 months ago

Sheela Priya Seth on Sajid Khan: 'He kept looking at my private parts for about five minutes'

Firstpost  

Filmmaker Sajid Khan has been accused by as many as nine women of sexual misconduct in the wake of the MeToo movement that has been going on in the industry for the last four years. After names like Sherlyn Chopra, Saloni Chopra, Mandana Karimi, Rachel White, and Aahana Kumra, actress and model Sheela Priya Seth has accused him of sexual …

Neha Sharma: ‘Harassment is not only sexual, but also mental and emotional’
3 years, 4 months ago

Neha Sharma: ‘Harassment is not only sexual, but also mental and emotional’

The Hindu  

Despite awareness about the many sexual crimes perpetrated against women, victims of sexual harassment and assault continue to face a deadlock where truth — and the fight for it — conflict with fear and the shame that tags along. Vikalp, a short film by Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films’, brings our attention back to that very endless struggle. …

Vikas Gupta says he will send Vikas Khoker defamation notice, demands apology from Parth Samthaan and Priyank Sharma
3 years, 11 months ago

Vikas Gupta says he will send Vikas Khoker defamation notice, demands apology from Parth Samthaan and Priyank Sharma

Hindustan Times  

In a new video, Vikas Gupta defended himself against allegations of sexual harassment made by former Roadies winner Vikas Khoker. “Par aap mujhe bataiye, aap kaise kar sakte hai ki yeh sab hone ke bawajood bhi pichhle 6 saal se ya 8 saal, jo bhi hai, aap lagatar peeche pade hue hai mere mujhse milne ke liye,” he asked Khoker. …

Sherlyn Chopra demands public apology from Sajid Khan, calls him 'a habitual offender'
3 years, 11 months ago

Sherlyn Chopra demands public apology from Sajid Khan, calls him 'a habitual offender'

India TV News  

Actress and adult content creator Sherlyn Chopra, who has levelled accusation of sexual harassment against Sajid Khan, has said that she just wants a public apology from the actor-filmmaker. Sherlyn, who is among several actresses who have levelled sexual harassment charges against Sajid, didn't seem too keen for initiate legal action. He has been a habitual offender where he asks …

Payal Ghosh Accuses Anurag Kashyap of Sexual Assault, NCW Chairperson Asks for Detailed Complaint
4 years, 3 months ago

Payal Ghosh Accuses Anurag Kashyap of Sexual Assault, NCW Chairperson Asks for Detailed Complaint

News 18  

Bollywood actor Payal Ghosh, who has worked in projects like Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi and Saath Nibhaana Saathiya, has claimed that filmmaker Anurag Kashyap forced himself on her. @PMOIndia @narendramodi ji, kindly take action and let the country see the demon behind this creative guy. https://t.co/1q6BYsZpyx— Payal Ghosh September 19, 2020 Rekha Sharma, Chairperson of National Commission for Women, quote-tweeted …

Lagawelu Jab Lipistick fame Bhojpuri actor Pawan Singh booked for harassing actress
5 years, 5 months ago

Lagawelu Jab Lipistick fame Bhojpuri actor Pawan Singh booked for harassing actress

India Today  

Bhojpuri actor-singer Pawan Singh has been booked for allegedly sexually harassing a 25-year-old woman actor on social media, police said on Saturday. The woman has alleged that Pawan Singh posted lewd comments and uploaded obscene photos of her on her social media handle, an official from Malwani police station said. In her statement recorded with police, the woman said Pawan …

Hrithik Roshan opens up on dispute with Kangana Ranaut, tiff with Sunaina, and Rakesh Roshan's cancer recovery
5 years, 6 months ago

Hrithik Roshan opens up on dispute with Kangana Ranaut, tiff with Sunaina, and Rakesh Roshan's cancer recovery

Firstpost  

Days ahead of the release of Super 30 on 12 July, Hrithik Roshan has opened up about personal details surrounding sister Sunaina, father Rakesh’s health, and his never-ending media back-and-forth with alleged former partner Kangana Ranaut Super 30, the biopic of mathematician Anand Kumar straring Hrithik Roshan, has not been without its share of controversies. Days ahead of the release …

Mrunal Thakur on Vikas Bahl: I was comfortable working with him in Super 30. He gave justice to my character
5 years, 6 months ago

Mrunal Thakur on Vikas Bahl: I was comfortable working with him in Super 30. He gave justice to my character

India Today  

Mrunal Thakur, who became a household name after the portrayal of the character Bulbul in the television soap Kumkum Bhagya, is gearing up for the release of her film Super 30, which stars Hrithik Roshan. In an interview to India Today.In, she opens up about her experience of working with Hrithik Roshan, her role in the film, the Vikas Bahl …

Super 30 actress Mrunal Thakur on Vikas Bahl controversy: What was film's fault
5 years, 6 months ago

Super 30 actress Mrunal Thakur on Vikas Bahl controversy: What was film's fault

India TV News  

Actor Mrunal Thakur says she did not want "Super 30" to be affected by the sexual harassment allegations surrounding its director Vikas Bahl as many people worked hard on the project. The "Queen" director was accused of sexual harassment by a former employee at the now dissolved Phantom Films, which had Bahl as one of the partners alongside Anurag Kashyap, …

#MeToo: The Inside Story Of How Vikas Bahl Was Exonerated By His Own Company
5 years, 6 months ago

#MeToo: The Inside Story Of How Vikas Bahl Was Exonerated By His Own Company

Huff Post  

Hindustan Times via Getty Images EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was first published on 3 July 2019. They have to respect her autonomy and not pursue the case if she doesn’t wish for them to.” However, Bahl notes in his submission, “I was informed that in light of the peculiar circumstances, the ICC would reach out to the complainant to find …

Kangana Ranaut’s sister Rangoli on Vikas Bahl being cleared of MeToo charges: ‘Tum logon ka hisab hoga’
5 years, 7 months ago

Kangana Ranaut’s sister Rangoli on Vikas Bahl being cleared of MeToo charges: ‘Tum logon ka hisab hoga’

Hindustan Times  

Actor Kangana Ranaut’s sister Rangoli Chandel has reacted to reports of filmmaker Vikas Bahl being cleared of sexual harassment charges that were levelled against him last year. Vikas and Kangana worked together in the actor’s first breakthrough film, Queen, that also won two National Film Awards in 2014 - one for the film and one for Kangana. Sharing a link …

Vikas Bahl cleared of sexual harassment charges following internal probe, will receive directorial credit for Super 30
5 years, 7 months ago

Vikas Bahl cleared of sexual harassment charges following internal probe, will receive directorial credit for Super 30

Firstpost  

The inquiry was headed by Reliance since it holds a 50 percent stake in Phantom Films, the production house which director Vikas Bahl was earlier part of Bollywood director Vikas Bahl, who was accused of sexual harassment by a former Phantom employee at the peak of the #MeToo movement in India, has reportedly been given a clean chit by an …

#MeToo: Vikas Bahl cleared of sexual harassment charges, to return as Super 30 director
5 years, 7 months ago

#MeToo: Vikas Bahl cleared of sexual harassment charges, to return as Super 30 director

India Today  

Vikas Bahl, who was accused of sexual harassment by an employee of Phantom Films, has been cleared of all charges following an internal inquiry by Reliance Entertainment. Shibasish Sarkar, Group CEO, Reliance Entertainment, confirmed the news to the daily, saying, "Yes, it is that the internal complaints committee report has exonerated Vikas Bahl. With ICC clearing Vikas Bahl's name, we …

Filmmaker Sajid Khan suspended from Indian Film and Television Directors’ Association over sexual harassment allegations
6 years, 1 month ago

Filmmaker Sajid Khan suspended from Indian Film and Television Directors’ Association over sexual harassment allegations

Op India  

The Indian Film and Television Directors’ Association has suspended filmmaker Sajid Khan for one year over complaints of sexual harassment against him. Former Miss India and actor Niharika Singh too, opened up about her #MeToo experiences in entertainment industry calling out Bollywood biggies Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sajid Khan and Bhushan Kumar. Recently, ace tennis player, Mahesh Bhupathi had also given his …

MeToo: Actor Sruthi Hariharan not ready to settle, says will fight Arjun Sarja in court
6 years, 2 months ago

MeToo: Actor Sruthi Hariharan not ready to settle, says will fight Arjun Sarja in court

Hindustan Times  

Actor Sruthi Hariharan says she is ready to face the Rs 5 crore defamation case filed by Arjun Sarja but will not compromise with the actor. Me Too: Sruthi Hariharan says she is ready to face Arjun Sarja in court. On Thursday evening, Kannada actor and president of the Karnataka Artists Association, Ambareesh, attended a meeting to “broker peace” between …

Vikas Bahl defamation case hearing pushed to 21 November; Judge says Phantom co-founders made contradictory statements
6 years, 2 months ago

Vikas Bahl defamation case hearing pushed to 21 November; Judge says Phantom co-founders made contradictory statements

Firstpost  

Filmmaker Vikas Bahl, accused of sexual assault by a former employee of Phantom Films, had filed a Rs 10 crore defamation suit against former partners in the production house Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane. Filmmaker Vikas Bahl, accused of sexual assault by a former employee of Phantom Films, had filed a Rs 10 crore defamation suit against former partners in …

Vikas Bahl cried and promised to go into rehab after confessing to Anurag Kashyap: Report
6 years, 2 months ago

Vikas Bahl cried and promised to go into rehab after confessing to Anurag Kashyap: Report

Hindustan Times  

According to the lawyer representing directors Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane in court against their former Phantom Films partner Vikas Bahl, the Queen director had cried after confessing to sexually harassing a former employee. Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap leaves Bombay High Court after attending a hearing on the defamation case filed against him by filmamker Vikas Bahl, in Mumbai on Tuesday. …

Did Lekha Washington hint that Simbu sexually harassed her?
6 years, 2 months ago

Did Lekha Washington hint that Simbu sexually harassed her?

India Today  

Actress Lekha Washington, who has acted in a handful of Tamil films like Jayam Kondaan and Unnale Unnale, was among the actresses who called out Vikas Bahl for his sexual misconduct. Many fans suspect that the actress is actually hinting at Tamil star Simbu, since both of them signed a film called Kettavan, which got shelved eventually. In response, Lekha …

Actor Arjun made unwanted advances, claims Kannada actress Sruthi
6 years, 2 months ago

Actor Arjun made unwanted advances, claims Kannada actress Sruthi

India Today  

Bengaluru, Oct 21 Kannada actor Sruthi Hariharan on Sunday alleged that she was subjected to "unwanted advances" by south Indian multi-lingual actor Arjun Sarja. I could not raise the issue when the issue took place as there was no internal complaints committee in the film industry," Sruthi told reporters.There was a need for an active internal complaints committee in the …

Tamil film industry non-committal over Chinmayi Sripada's sexual harassment claims against Vairamuthu
6 years, 2 months ago

Tamil film industry non-committal over Chinmayi Sripada's sexual harassment claims against Vairamuthu

Firstpost  

In Bollywood, popular production houses are sacking directors and actors after sexual harassment charges popped up against them on the social media. Though actors like Siddharth, Prakash Raj, Samantha and Kajal among others have extended their support to Chinmayi, industry veterans actually feel that Vairamuthu has been victimised in this issue. Recently, ace filmmaker Bharathiraja met the media in Jaffna …

Vikas Bahl files a Rs 10-crore defamation suit against former partners Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane
6 years, 2 months ago

Vikas Bahl files a Rs 10-crore defamation suit against former partners Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane

Hindustan Times  

Filmmaker Vikas Bahl has moved the Bombay High Court with a Rs 10-crore defamation suit against his former Phantom Films partners Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane amid the #MeToo furore. Vikas Bahl has filed a defamation suit against Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane. The Queen fame director Bahl was last year accused of sexual harassment by a former employee of …

Vikas Bahl files Rs 10 crore defamation suit against Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane
6 years, 2 months ago

Vikas Bahl files Rs 10 crore defamation suit against Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane

India TV News  

Filmmaker Vikas Bahl, accused of sexual assault by a former employee of Phantom Films, has filed a Rs 10 crore defamation suit against Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane, his former partners in the production house. Justice Kathawalla directed Bahl, Kashyap, Motwane and the woman to appear in person in his chamber on Friday, when the matter would be heard. To …

Vikas Bahl’s ex-wife says Kangana Ranaut misusing MeToo, actor responds
6 years, 3 months ago

Vikas Bahl’s ex-wife says Kangana Ranaut misusing MeToo, actor responds

Hindustan Times  

Filmmaker Vikas Bahl’s ex-wife Richa Dubey claimed that Kangana Ranaut was misusing the #MeToo movement after the actor accused the Queen director of sexually inappropriate behavior. Vikas Bahl’s ex-wife Richa Dubey has targeted Kangana Ranaut in her Twitter post. Or would you still giggle and go out wining and dining with that person or because you want to work with …

Farah Khan reacts to sexual harassment allegations against brother Sajid Khan, says he has a lot to atone for
6 years, 3 months ago

Farah Khan reacts to sexual harassment allegations against brother Sajid Khan, says he has a lot to atone for

Hindustan Times  

Bollywood film director Farah Khan has responded sexual harassment allegations made against her filmmaker brother, Sajid Khan. Farah Khan reacted to sexual harassment allegations against her brother Sajid Khan. If my brother has behaved in this manner he has a lot to atone for.I don’t in any way endorse this behavior and Stand in solidarity with any woman who has …

#MeToo : Pritish Nandy’s son Kushan Nandy accused of harassment by actor Chitrangada Singh
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo : Pritish Nandy’s son Kushan Nandy accused of harassment by actor Chitrangada Singh

Op India  

As the #MeToo fire rages on, actor-producer Chitrangadha Singh has levelled charges of harassment against Kushan Nandy, director of her movie Baabumoshai Bandookbaaz, who also happens to be the son of eminent filmmaker Pritish Nandy. Describing her ordeal, Chitrangadha said that she left the movie in 2016 because the director was forcing her to shoot an intimate scene with the …

Housefull 4 director Sajid Khan accused of sexual harassment by many women, Twitter spews anger
6 years, 3 months ago

Housefull 4 director Sajid Khan accused of sexual harassment by many women, Twitter spews anger

India TV News  

Housefull 4 is very much surrounded by controversy right now. After one of its actors, Nana Patekar was accused of sexual harassment, the film’s director Sajid Khan landed into soup. Also, Ungli actress Rachel White shared a harrowing account of molestation and harassment at the hands of Sajid Khan in a Twitter threat. Akshay Kumar cancels Housefull 4 shoot after …

Hard to believe it happened at Phantom Films: Arjun Kapoor on Vikas Bahl sexual harassment controversy
6 years, 3 months ago

Hard to believe it happened at Phantom Films: Arjun Kapoor on Vikas Bahl sexual harassment controversy

India TV News  

After Anurag Kashyap, Kangana Ranaut and Imran Khan, Arjun Kapoor spoke up against Vikas Bahl who was accused of sexual misconduct by several women. Vikas Bahl was accused of sexual harassment by a former employee of Phantom Films, which is formed by four members Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane, Madhu Mantena and Bahl himself. Personalities like Nana Patekar, Alok Nath, Rajat …

Kangana Ranaut revives Hrithik Roshan allegations; says luring girls with promise of marriage is also harassment
6 years, 3 months ago

Kangana Ranaut revives Hrithik Roshan allegations; says luring girls with promise of marriage is also harassment

Firstpost  

Kangana Ranaut, who played the protagonist in Vikas Bahl ’s Queen, recently extended her support to a former employee of Phantom Films who alleged that Bahl had sexually harassed her during Bombay Velvet promotions, adding that Bahl had made her feel uncomfortable on several occasions during the filming of Queen. Now, the actress has said that men who make false …

Kangana Ranaut launches fresh attack on Hrithik Roshan
6 years, 3 months ago

Kangana Ranaut launches fresh attack on Hrithik Roshan

Hindustan Times  

Actor Kangana Ranaut has launched a fresh attack on Hrithik Roshan, saying that no one should work with him in the industry. Reacting to disgraced director Vikas Bahl’s Phantom Film’s being dissolved, Kangana said, “Whatever is happening with Vikas Bahl is absolutely correct. I am referring to Hrithik Roshan people should not work with him as well.” Kangana has said …

Piyush Mishra accused of sexual harassment: He kept rubbing his hands against mine
6 years, 3 months ago

Piyush Mishra accused of sexual harassment: He kept rubbing his hands against mine

India Today  

Tanushree Dutta opened a can of worms when she accused Nana Patekar of sexually harassing her on the sets of 2008 film Horn Ok Pleassss. Slowly, skeletons started piling out of the closets and faces were unmasked Queen director Vikas Bahl, Rajat Kapoor and Alok Nath have been accused of sexual misconduct. "He was sitting in a chair and as …

Lekha Washington on Vikas Bahl: He's one of the least offensive in misogynistic Bollywood
6 years, 3 months ago

Lekha Washington on Vikas Bahl: He's one of the least offensive in misogynistic Bollywood

India Today  

Lekha Washington, who has acted in Tamil films like Jayamkondan and Va, has now accused filmmaker Vikas Bahl of crossing the line with her a few years ago. In a series of tweets, she has accused the Queen director of harassing her during her audition for the unreleased Hindi film Peter Gaya Kaam Se. Screenshot of Lekha's tweets However, she …

Subhash Ghai drugged and raped me: Woman recounts horrific experience
6 years, 3 months ago

Subhash Ghai drugged and raped me: Woman recounts horrific experience

India Today  

This month, we've read chilling and horrific experiences about sexual assault and abuse. Following this, many women have come forward and called out men like Vikas Bahl, Alok Nath, Rajat Kapoor and Kailash Kher for unwarranted advances and molestation. He slowly started putting his hand on my thigh, giving me a big hug saying that I did good that day." …

Vikas Bahl sends legal notice to Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane, asks them to apologise and withdraw messages from social media
6 years, 3 months ago

Vikas Bahl sends legal notice to Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane, asks them to apologise and withdraw messages from social media

Op India  

Bollywood director Vikas Bahl, who has been accused of being a sexual predator by one of the former employees, has issued a legal notice to his former partners of the Phantom Films – Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane and has also called them as “opportunists” for using the allegations to defame him. In the legal notice sent to Kashyap and …

Vikas Bahl accuses Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane of defaming him in legal notice
6 years, 3 months ago

Vikas Bahl accuses Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane of defaming him in legal notice

Hindustan Times  

Director Vikas Bahl has hit back at friends and colleagues Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane after they publically called him out for allegedly molesting a female employee of their production company, Phantom Films. Vikas has sought an ‘unconditional apology’ from Anurag and Vikramaditya in his legal notice sent on Tuesday. The notice also said, “This makes us wonder whether the …

Imran Khan says 3 actresses told him about Vikas Bahl, feels dirty about not speaking up earlier
6 years, 3 months ago

Imran Khan says 3 actresses told him about Vikas Bahl, feels dirty about not speaking up earlier

Hindustan Times  

Bollywood actor Imran Khan has said that he knew about disgraced film director Vikas Bahl’s alleged sexual misconduct against female actors and feels guilty about not speaking up about it sooner. Imran Khan says Bollywood would ignore the allegations against Vikas Bahl. Imran said that Bollywood learnt about the allegations against Vikas in 2017. At a party almost six months …

Rajkummar Rao on harassment allegations against Vikas Bahl: What is wrong is wrong
6 years, 3 months ago

Rajkummar Rao on harassment allegations against Vikas Bahl: What is wrong is wrong

Hindustan Times  

After Kangana Ranaut, Hansal Mehta, Nandita Das, Sonam Kapoor and Anurag Kashyap, Rajkummar Rao has now come out against Queen director Vikas Bahl. Rajkummar Rao came out against Queen director Vikas Bahl on sexual harassment allegations against the director. While Kangana Ranaut also shared a Me Too account that involved Vikas, her costar from Queen, Rajkummar Rao has said in …

Vikas Bahl offered me to share his room when I complained about my two star hotel, says Queen actress Nayani Dixit
6 years, 3 months ago

Vikas Bahl offered me to share his room when I complained about my two star hotel, says Queen actress Nayani Dixit

Firstpost  

Vikas Bahl was accused of sexual molestation by one of his colleagues at Phantom Films, following which Queen actress Kangana Ranaut also opened up. After news of Phantom Films’ dissolution and sexual harassment allegations against Queen director Vikas Bahl, Bollywood Hungama reports actress Nayani Dixit, who played Kangana Ranaut ’s friend Sonal in the film, has also levelled allegations against …

Kangana's Queen co-actor Nayani Dixit: Vikas Bahl tried his hand on me
6 years, 3 months ago

Kangana's Queen co-actor Nayani Dixit: Vikas Bahl tried his hand on me

India Today  

There seems to be no respite for filmmaker Vikas Bahl as the allegations against him are piling up with each passing day. A few days after Kangana Ranaut came out in support of a woman crew member who accused Bahl of sexually harassing her during the promotional tour of Anurag Kashyap's Bombay Velvet, her Queen co-actor Nayani Dixit has recounted …

Hrithik Roshan says ‘impossible to work with’ Super 30 director Vikas Bahl after sexual harassment allegations
6 years, 3 months ago

Hrithik Roshan says ‘impossible to work with’ Super 30 director Vikas Bahl after sexual harassment allegations

Hindustan Times  

Hrithik Roshan has addressed sexual harassment allegations against the director of his upcoming film, Super 30, and said it is impossible for him to work with any person “guilty of such grave misconduct”. Hrithik Roshan has said a ‘harsh stand’ will be taken against Super 30 director Vikas Bahl. All proven offenders must be punished and all exploited people must …

Vikramaditya Motwane: Vikas Bahl is a sexual offender, he ruined a young woman's life
6 years, 3 months ago

Vikramaditya Motwane: Vikas Bahl is a sexual offender, he ruined a young woman's life

India Today  

Filmmaker and co-founder of Phantom Films, Vikramaditya Motwane, has opened up about the allegations of sexual misconduct levelled against Vikas Bahl by a crew member. Motwane revealed that when the victim shared her nightmarish experience with him, Anurag Kashyap and Madhu Mantena in March 2017, they were "horrified". "We offered suspending Vikas from the company for a long period of …

Hrithik Roshan breaks silence on allegations of sexual misconduct against Vikas Bahl
6 years, 3 months ago

Hrithik Roshan breaks silence on allegations of sexual misconduct against Vikas Bahl

India Today  

Hrithik Roshan, who will be seen next in Vikas Bahl's Super 30, has broken his silence on the shocking allegations of sexual misconduct against the filmmaker. In a statement released on Twitter, Hrithik requested the producers to "take a harsh stand" if Vikas was proven to be a sexual offender. I have requested the producers of Super 30 to take …

Vikas Bahl tried to forcibly kiss me: Actress shares nightmarish experience
6 years, 3 months ago

Vikas Bahl tried to forcibly kiss me: Actress shares nightmarish experience

India Today  

The allegations against filmmaker Vikas Bahl are piling up. After a woman crew member accused him of sexually harassing her during the promotional tour of Anurag Kashyap's Bombay Velvet, an actress, requesting anonymity, has now come forward and related how the Queen director once tried to "forcibly kiss her". She also alleged that "pretending to be drunk and feigning ignorance" …

Rajat Kapoor accused of sexual harassment, actor issues apology
6 years, 3 months ago

Rajat Kapoor accused of sexual harassment, actor issues apology

India Today  

At a time when Tanushree Dutta and Nana Patekar controversy has engulfed Bollywood, more women are coming out with their horror experiences of sexual harassment. Recently filmmaker Vikas Bahl and singer Kailash Kher came under the line of fire when women recounted their stories of sexual misbehaviour. And now Kapoor and Sons actor Rajat Kapoor has been accused of sexual …

Anurag Kashyap says he knew about sexual harassment claims against Vikas Bahl, apologises to victim
6 years, 3 months ago

Anurag Kashyap says he knew about sexual harassment claims against Vikas Bahl, apologises to victim

Hindustan Times  

Bollywood director and producer Anurag Kashyap has accepted that he knew of the sexual abuse allegations against Phantom Films co-owner Vikas Bahl, levelled by a former employee of his company. Anurag shared a two-page explanation on Twitter after Huffington Post India published an article on Saturday detailing the victim’s account of assault and Anurag’s statement that “we didn’t handle it …

Hansal Mehta, Apurva Asrani call out ‘Queen’ director Vikas Bahl over harassment allegations
6 years, 3 months ago

Hansal Mehta, Apurva Asrani call out ‘Queen’ director Vikas Bahl over harassment allegations

The Hindu  

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta and screen writer Apurva Asrani are among the first voices from the Hindi film industry to condemned “Queen” director Vikas Bahl over the sexual harassment allegations against him. Last year, a woman employee at Phantom Films, which had Bahl as one of the partners along side Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena, had levelled allegations of …

Kangana Ranaut on Vikas Bahl: Everytime we met socially, he'd bury his face in my neck, hold me really tight
6 years, 3 months ago

Kangana Ranaut on Vikas Bahl: Everytime we met socially, he'd bury his face in my neck, hold me really tight

Firstpost  

Queen actor Kangana Ranaut has alleged filmmaker Vikas Bahl made her feel uncomfortable on several occasions, after a woman employee at Phantom Films reiterated her allegations of molestation against the film director. After the article went viral, Queen actor Kangana Ranaut also raised her voice against Bahl, the director of the movie. “But still every time we met, socially greeted …

Kangana Ranaut accuses Vikas Bahl of harassment, says he’d hold her too tight, brag about casual sex
6 years, 3 months ago

Kangana Ranaut accuses Vikas Bahl of harassment, says he’d hold her too tight, brag about casual sex

Hindustan Times  

Actor Kangana Ranaut has extended support to a former employee of Phantom Films who has accused Super 30 director Vikas Bahl of molestation, saying the director had harassed her on the sets of Queen as well. He’d say ‘I love how you smell K’.” Kangana Ranaut has claimed Queen director Vikas Bahl exhibited sexually inappropriate behaviour during the shoot. The …

Anurag Kashyap on Vikas Bahl sexual harassment row: I named and shamed him
6 years, 3 months ago

Anurag Kashyap on Vikas Bahl sexual harassment row: I named and shamed him

India Today  

Two weeks ago, Tanushree Dutta's accusations of sexual assault against Nana Patekar sent the nation reeling. After the incident, the woman, who was a crew member, reached out to director Anurag Kashyap, who was also the co-founder of Phantom Films. "Since we were told then that there was very little that we could do, we decided to take a strong …

Bollywood calls out Vikas Bahl as former Phantom employee accuse of him molestation
6 years, 3 months ago

Bollywood calls out Vikas Bahl as former Phantom employee accuse of him molestation

Hindustan Times  

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta and screenwriter Apurva Asrani are among the first voices from the Hindi film industry to condemn Queen director Vikas Bahl over the sexual harassment allegations against him. In 2015, a woman employee at Phantom Films, which had Bahl as one of the partners along side Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena, had levelled allegations of molestation …

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