Actor Jennifer Bansiwal from Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah has accused producer Asit Modi of sexual harassment. Now, another TMKOC actor, Monika Bhadoriya, has made a number of claims following her surprising accusations. In the show, Monika Bhadoriya portrayed the character of Bawri.
Bhadoriya claims that after she left the show in 2019, the producers failed to pay her three-month dues, which amounted to about 4-5 lakhs, for more than a year. She described her time on the set as "hell" in the past.
The show's creators were allegedly unsupportive of Bhadoriya, even when her late mother was receiving cancer treatment. She claimed that she would spend the night at the hospital and that the production team would contact her early the next morning to shoot. She disclosed that even though she would argue that she wasn't in the correct frame of mind, they would compel her to attend. According to the performer, the worst aspect was that she was left waiting and doing nothing on the set.
Monika Bhadoriya Allegations On Taarak Mehta Makers
The actor said in her most recent interview with the Hindustan Times that when her mother passed away, the show's producer, Asit Modi, never called to offer his condolences. She continued by saying that the producer only contacted her for work seven days after her mother passed away. She acknowledged having experienced trauma, but the crew insisted she report to the set because they were paying her and she had to report whenever they wanted. She claimed that she had no choice but to go to the set and would cry every day.
The actor said that, in addition, the set's makers used "misbehaviour" and "torture". There is so much "gundagardi" on the show's sets, she claimed. She stated that Modi, the producer, declared himself to be "God".
Priya Ahuja, who played Rita Reporter in the show, has now made alarming accusations against the producers.
In a recent interview, Ahuja blasted the producers for their "unfair" treatment of artists and for creating a toxic work atmosphere. She also disclosed that she had been treated unfairly, much like other actors had claimed.
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Jennifer Bansiwal Accuses Asit Modi
Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal, who portrayed Roshan, Roshan Sodhi's wife, in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, stated that she quit the programme in March and claimed that producers Sohil Ramani and Asit Modi sexually harassed her. She claimed that she had put up with the abuse for a long time in the hopes that things would get better.
She remembered a day when Asit Modi grabbed her cheeks and referred to her as "sexy." She also disclosed that she has accused Asit Modi, Sohail Ramani, and Jatin Bajaj of sexual harassment.