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

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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 the production house, Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane. The publication wrote that the hearing’s date was then set to 26 October on the request of Mantena’s lawyer, Vineet Nayak, so that the producer could submit his affidavit in the case. According to the report, the woman said she had reached out to filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, one of the partners of the production house, and detailed her experience, but no action was taken while Bahl continued to harass her until she finally quit the company.

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Delhi High Court Dismisses Tehelka’s Review Against Order Directing It To Pay ₹2 Crore Damages To Former Army Officer For Defamation
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi High Court Dismisses Tehelka’s Review Against Order Directing It To Pay ₹2 Crore Damages To Former Army Officer For Defamation

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea moved by news magazine Tehelka and its co-founder Aniruddha Bahal seeking review of an order directing them to pay Rs. 2 crores damages to a former Army officer Major General MS Ahluwalia in a defamation suit filed by the latter in 2002.“There is no error apparent on the face of record nor …

Delhi Court Summons Wrestler Bajrang Punia In Criminal Defamation Case Filed By Wrestling Coach
1 year, 5 months ago

Delhi Court Summons Wrestler Bajrang Punia In Criminal Defamation Case Filed By Wrestling Coach

Live Law  

A Delhi Court yesterday summoned the wrestler Bajrang Punia in a criminal defamation case filed by wrestling coach Naresh Dahiya alleging that certain allegedly defamatory remarks were made against him in a press conference related to the protests connected to the sexual harassment allegations against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan. In view of the same, let accused, namely, Bajrang Punia …

Bajrang Punia summoned by Delhi court in criminal defamation complaint
1 year, 5 months ago

Bajrang Punia summoned by Delhi court in criminal defamation complaint

Firstpost  

The complaint relates to wrestler Bajrang Punia’s comments against coach Naresh Dahiya in a press conference on May 10 at Jantar Mantar A Delhi Court has summoned wrestler Bajrang Punia on September 6 in a criminal defamation complaint filed by wrestling coach Naresh Dahiya. The complaint relates to Punia’s comments against Dahiya in a press conference on May 10 at …

KRK gets no relief from MP court in defamation case filed by Manoj Bajpayee, next hearing on January 17
2 years ago

KRK gets no relief from MP court in defamation case filed by Manoj Bajpayee, next hearing on January 17

Hindustan Times  

Actor Kamal Rashid Khan, known as KRK, did not get relief from the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in a defamation case filed against him by actor Manoj Bajpayee. In the defamation case filed by actor Manoj Bajpayee, a court did not give relief to KRK. Justice Satyendra Kumar Singh in the Indore district court dismissed KRK's …

Gangubhai Kathiawadi Movie : Bombay High Court Stays Criminal Defamation Proceedings Against Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Alia Bhatt, Bhansali Productions
3 years, 4 months ago

Gangubhai Kathiawadi Movie : Bombay High Court Stays Criminal Defamation Proceedings Against Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Alia Bhatt, Bhansali Productions

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has temporarily stayed defamation proceedings against the makers of the film Gangubai Kathiawadi, including the film's director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and lead actor Alia Bhatt. The makers assailed the Metropolitan Magistrate's orders, issuing process and summoning the book's authors and movie's producers on Kathiawadi's 'adoptive' son's complaint alleging defamation under sections 499,500,502 of the IPC. However, …

Bombay HC prohibits Kamal R Khan from sharing 'defamatory' tweets against Vashu Bhagnani
3 years, 9 months ago

Bombay HC prohibits Kamal R Khan from sharing 'defamatory' tweets against Vashu Bhagnani

Firstpost  

The Bombay High Court has censured Kamal Rashid Khan alias KRK for his controversial and defamatory tweets against producer Vashu Bhagnani, his family, his business, his profession as well as all his projects. KRK has been stopped by the Bombay High Court from putting out any further tweets against Vashu Bhagnani and all his business interests till the pendency of …

SC Urges Nusli Wadia & Ratan Tata To Resolve Differences
5 years ago

SC Urges Nusli Wadia & Ratan Tata To Resolve Differences

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the criminal defamation case filed by Nusli Wadia against Ratan Tata by urging both the billionaire businessmen to resolve their differences.The bench comprising CJI S A Bobde, Justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant was hearing a special leave petition filed by Wadia challenging the Bombay High Court's judgment which quashed the criminal defamation …

Phantom Films Twisted Law to Exonerate Vikas Bahl, Claims Report
5 years, 6 months ago

Phantom Films Twisted Law to Exonerate Vikas Bahl, Claims Report

The Quint  

Documents collected by HuffPost India also suggest that the ICC committee that was finally formed on Bahl’s request rushed through the inquiry and did not even share all the information with the survivor. Sood told HuffPost India that ethically, the complaint should have been passed on to the Local Complaints’ Committee for an unbiased investigation. The ICC transcripts show that …

#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 …

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 …

We are still growing up to #MeToo movement, says Anurag Kashyap
6 years, 2 months ago

We are still growing up to #MeToo movement, says Anurag Kashyap

India TV News  

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who is embroiled in a legal battle with his former partner and director Vikas Bahl, Thursday said the #MeToo movement has given voice to years of anger.Bahl has been accused of sexual harassment by an employee of the now-dissolved Phantom Films, the company that was founded by Kashyap, Bahl, Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena. Kashyap and director …

Vikas Bahl broke down, promised to go into rehab after coming clean on harassment, says Anurag Kashyap's lawyer
6 years, 2 months ago

Vikas Bahl broke down, promised to go into rehab after coming clean on harassment, says Anurag Kashyap's lawyer

Firstpost  

Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane’s lawyer Venkatesh Dhond said that Vikas Bahl was confronted by his partners immediately following the incident. Filmmaker Vikas Bahl reportedly broke down and promised to go for rehabilitation after confessing to have sexually harassed a former employee, says the lawyer representing fellow Phantom Films co-founders Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane. According to India Today, Kashyap …

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. …

Survivor drops case against Vikas Bahl; judge raps Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane for not presenting witness
6 years, 2 months ago

Survivor drops case against Vikas Bahl; judge raps Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane for not presenting witness

Firstpost  

Vikas Bahl’s lawyer also said that they filed a complaint against ’those people who were trying to use the victim and fire from her shoulder' A former Phantom Films employee, who had accused Vikas Bahl of sexually harassing her during the promotions of Bombay Velvet, released a statement saying she would not be filing a complaint against Bahl. Acording to …

#MeToo: Director Vikas Bahl Files 10 Cr Defamation Suit Against Anurag Kashyap & Others; Bombay HC Adds Alleged Victim As Party [Read Order]
6 years, 2 months ago

#MeToo: Director Vikas Bahl Files 10 Cr Defamation Suit Against Anurag Kashyap & Others; Bombay HC Adds Alleged Victim As Party [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed Vikas Bahl, a film director accused of sexual assault by a former employee of Phantom Films, to add the alleged victim as a party to the suit.Justice SJ Kathawalla will hear the alleged victim on October 19 in-chamber. The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed Vikas Bahl, a film director accused of sexual …

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 …

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 …

Vikas Bahl slaps legal notice on former Phantom Films partners
6 years, 3 months ago

Vikas Bahl slaps legal notice on former Phantom Films partners

The Hindu  

After being accused by four women of sexual misconduct, director Vikas Bahl has been dropped from the credits of Hrithik Roshan film ’83 and been sent a show-cause notice terminating his membership from the Indian Film & Television Directors' Association. On Tuesday, Mr. Bahl responded by sending former partners at Phantom Films, Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane, a legal notice …

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 …

Vikas Bahl: Anurag Kashyap and Vikarmaditya Motwane portrayed me as a villain
6 years, 3 months ago

Vikas Bahl: Anurag Kashyap and Vikarmaditya Motwane portrayed me as a villain

India Today  

With the #MeToo tide taking over Bollywood, filmmaker Vikas Bahl saw himself in troubled waters after an ex-employee of Phantom Films accused him of sexual harassment. Soon Anurag not only dissolved Phantom Films but also released a long statement claiming that his company had cut all ties with Vikas Bahl after the incident. Phantom Films co-founder Vikramaditya Motwane, too, called …

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 …

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'

Firstpost  

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 …

Vikramaditya Motwane, Neeraj Ghaywan, Varun Grover release statements about Vikas Bahl sexual harassment row
6 years, 3 months ago

Vikramaditya Motwane, Neeraj Ghaywan, Varun Grover release statements about Vikas Bahl sexual harassment row

Firstpost  

Vikramaditya Motwane and Neeraj Ghaywan have also opened up about the allegations of sexual harassment against Vikas Bahl. After Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane opened up about a former employee’s sexual harassment allegations against Queen director Vikas Bahl. Kashyap, Bahl, Motwane and Madhu Mantena had jointly founded Phantom Films in 2011, where the woman worked. Varun Grover, who has frequently collaborated …

Vikas Bahl sexual harassment row: Additional details from Bombay Velvet press junket, and what's happened to Phantom Films since
6 years, 3 months ago

Vikas Bahl sexual harassment row: Additional details from Bombay Velvet press junket, and what's happened to Phantom Films since

Firstpost  

Observations from the Bombay Velvet press junket in 2015: Anurag Kashyap and Vikas Bahl were not friends. Here’s why: I was one of the journalists to have landed at a five star resort by the sea in Goa for the Bombay Velvet press junket in 2015. What has followed, as per the survivor’s account, is mismanagement by founders of Phantom …

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 …

Vikramaditya Motwane apologises after sexual harassment claims against Vikas Bahl, says a girl’s life was ruined
6 years, 3 months ago

Vikramaditya Motwane apologises after sexual harassment claims against Vikas Bahl, says a girl’s life was ruined

Hindustan Times  

Vikramaditya Motwane, filmmaker and co-founder of Phantom Films, has broken his silence on sexual harassment allegations levelled against director Vikas Bahl by one of his former employees. Bahl and Motwane founded Phantom Films along with Anurag Kashyap and Madhu Mantena seven years ago; the company was dissolved on Saturday as a report detailing the harassment allegations emerged in Huffington Post. …

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 …

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 …

Hansal Mehta, Apurva Asrani urge industry to condemn filmmaker Vikas Bahl over sexual harassment allegations
6 years, 3 months ago

Hansal Mehta, Apurva Asrani urge industry to condemn filmmaker Vikas Bahl over sexual harassment allegations

India TV News  

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta and screen writer Apurva Asrani are among the first voice from Bollywood, who have called out at Queen director Vikas Bahl over sexual harassment allegations laid against him. Bahl was one of the partners among Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena at Phantom Films. Sharing the article on Twitter, Mehta wrote, "Will anybody do anything about …

Amid Phantom Films' dissolution, woman who accused Vikas Bahl of sexual harassment speaks up – Firstpost
6 years, 3 months ago

Amid Phantom Films' dissolution, woman who accused Vikas Bahl of sexual harassment speaks up – Firstpost

Firstpost  

The woman claimed that despite knowing what Vikas Bahl did to her, Phantom Films’ members did not do anything for almost two years. Following the news of Phantom Films getting dissolved, a sexual harassment survivor who had claimed producer cum director Vikas Bahl had molested her, opened up to HuffPost India. Before leaving the room, the woman recollects Bahl’s last …

I am not on talking terms with Vikas Bahl, says Anurag Kashyap
6 years, 4 months ago

I am not on talking terms with Vikas Bahl, says Anurag Kashyap

Hindustan Times  

The four filmmakers behind Phantom -- Anurag Kashyap, Madhu Mantena, Vikas Bahl and Vikramaditya Motwane – drifted apart in the wake of sexual harassment allegations against Bahl. Anurag Kashyap and Vikas Bahl are partners in Phantom Films. We will continue making films together but I see no point in making him uncomfortable.” The rumour that Anurag has stopped visiting the …

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