Housefull 4: Female Junior Artist Alleges Molestation on Set; FIR Registered

Trouble just doesn't seem to be ending for Housefull 4. First, the director of the film, Sajid Khan, had to step down after sexual harassment allegations levelled at him by several women. Senior actor Nana Patekar's name also surfaced as a sexual predator in the #MeToo movement. Then a worker who was fighting for his life since August after getting injured while building the set passed away on October 5. Now, the movie has found itself in a new controversy. A female junior artist was allegedly molested on the sets of Housefull 4, last night. THIS Actor Will Replace Nana Patekar in Housefull 4 and It’s Neither Anil Kapoor nor Sanjay Dutt.

The cast and crew were shooting for the film at Chitrakoot Studio in Mumbai. As per a report by ANI, late at night, six men forcefully entered the sets and started manhandling a junior artist and tried to take her away. It is then, another junior artist jumped into the chaos to save the person but found herself at the receiving end of violent threats. She also alleges, as per reports, that the main accused, Pawan Shetty, pushed her and touched her inappropriately.

"When I started screaming, the production people and actors Akshay Kumar and Riteish Deshmukh, came outside. They only gave us the idea that we should call the police. The accused men ran away when they saw the production people and others," the victim told ANI.

The entire team of junior artists came out to support the victim at a nearby police station. The video of the same is going viral on Twitter. An FIR has been registered by the police after the victim's complaint.

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