Bollywood Celebs Come Forward To Support #TanushreeDutta

Actor Tanushree Dutta, in a recent interview, revealed that she was "sexually molested" and intimidated by actor Nana Patekar. The two were working on a film named Horn OK Please in 2009 when the incident reportedly took place.

“Everyone knows about Nana Patekar that he has always been disrespectful towards women. People in the industry know about his background… that he has beaten actresses, he has molested them, his behaviour with women has always been crude but no publication has printed anything about it,” she told Zoom TV.

“Everyone has gossiped about this, but they’ve never spoken. People with this kind of character speak like this against the kind of character that I have because they say she does glamourous roles, so must be glamorous and all. Behind the back, they are so dirty. When you are in the industry, you hear so many stories about these actors. But these things never surface because they PR package it very well. They will give some money to some poor farmers. How much they do and how much they don’t, no one knows. But all this is just for show,” she added.

Tanushree revealed that during the filming of that movie, she had complained to the director, Rakesh Sarang, about the alleged misbehaviour by Patekar. However, Sarang did not pay heed to it.

A lot of Bollywood actors have come forward on Twitter to show their solidarity for Tanushree. Actors like Farhan Akhtar, Priyanka Chopra, Parineeti Chopra, Richa Chadha took to Twitter and supported Tanushree.

Some incidents that take place even a decade ago remain fresh in your memory. What happened with #TanushreeDutta on the sets of “Horn Ok Please” is one such incident - I was there. #NanaPatekar

— Janice Sequeira (@janiceseq85) September 26, 2018

Replying to this thread on Twitter posted by journalist Janice Sequeira, who shared a first-hand account of what happened on the sets of the film Horn ok Pleassss in 2008, Farhan Akhtar tweeted:

This thread is very telling. @janiceseq85 was there at the time of the incident being debated today. Even when #TanushreeDutta had career concerns to keep quiet 10 years ago she did not & her story hasn’t changed now. Her courage should be admired, not her intention questioned. https://t.co/Ola3MNdmtS

— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) September 27, 2018

Agreed..the world needs to #BelieveSurviviors https://t.co/ia82UsCkkq

— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) September 28, 2018

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Twinkle Khanna and Sonam Kapoor supported Tanushree and spoke about the need to have a safe working environment for women.

Please read this thread before judging or shaming #TanushreeDutta a working environment without harassment and intimidation is a fundamental right and by speaking up this brave woman helps pave the way towards that very goal for all of us! https://t.co/f8Nj9YWRvE

— Twinkle Khanna (@mrsfunnybones) September 28, 2018

I believe #TanushreeDatta and @janiceseq85 recollection of the account. Janice is my friend, and she is anything but an exaggerator or a liar. And it’s upto us to stand together. https://t.co/sF3mS5o1P8

— Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) September 28, 2018

Richa Chadha and Parineeti Chopra praised Tanushree for being courageous enough to speak out.

It hurts to be #TanushreeDutta rn. To be alone, questioned. No woman wants publicity that opens the floodgates of trolling and insensitivity.What happened to her on set was intimidation.Her only fault was she didn’t back down-takes a special courage to be #TanushreeDutta.

— TheRichaChadha (@RichaChadha) September 27, 2018

I agree too. Survivors are survivors because they have dealt with something and come out on the other side. So believe them, respect them. @janiceseq85 #TanushreeDutta https://t.co/L6bxaG5HPk

— Parineeti Chopra (@ParineetiChopra) September 28, 2018

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