Nana Patekar threatens legal action against Tanushree Dutta; B-town stays mum

Actress Tanushree Dutta, who has accused her “Horn ‘Ok’ Pleassss” co-star Nana Patekar of misbehaviour and assault on a film's set ten years ago, has found support from Twitterati even as Bollywood is yet to speak up in her favour.

Talking to Mirror Now about the allegations that come a decade on, Patekar said, "What can I do about it?"

On being asked, what could be the reason behind the allegations, the actor added, "How would I know?"


He went on to say, "What does she mean by sexual harassment? There are 500-1000 people on the set with me. I will see what I can do legally."

In an interview to ANI earlier this week, the actress had detailed the harassment that she had faced on the sets of the 2008 film. She alleged that although she was signed for a solo dance sequence by director Ganesh Acharya, the details of the contract were changed and she was asked to film the song with Patekar, who, apparently, misbehaved with her.

On refusing to do so, she claims that she and her family were attacked, and her complaints went unaddressed.

The actress had eventually walked out of the song, and was replaced by Rakhi Sawant.

Acharya too has defended the actor.

Dutta, who has been a former Miss India Universe, said that the episode had affected her family adversely as well. She further said that had the #MeToo movement happened in India a decade ago, things would be different in Bollywood.

Bollywood, meanwhile, has remained largely mum. When thespian Amitabh Bachchan was asked for a reaction, he said: ‘My name is not Tanushree and my name is not Nana Patekar.’

Bachchan's 'Thugs of Hindostan' co-star, Aamir Khan, also toed the Big B's line, and said, "I don't think I can comment on it... But whenever something like this does happens it is really a sad thing. Now whether such thing has happened it is for people to investigate it."

Even as Bollywood had a tepid response, Twitterati, on the other hand, showed some support. Model and TV host Shruti Seth tweeted in favour of Dutta, calling it a #MeToo in Bollywood moment.









With inputs from PTI and ANI