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 ago, everyone was discussing the #MeToo movement in Hollywood and when Imran tried to talk about a similar movement in Bollywood, he was ignored.

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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. …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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: 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 …

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" …

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 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 …

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 …

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