The #MeToo movement has widened its boundaries in the Bollywood industry. Many names including Nana Patekar, Alok Nath, Vikas Bahl, Sajid Khan and others have been named as ‘accused’ in this movement. One more person who faced the sexual harassment allegations is Luv Ranjan. The director of Pyaar ka Punchnama franchise and Sonu Ki Titu Ki Sweety, however, denied the allegations. Now, his lead actress Nushrat Bharucha has lent her support to the maker.

In an open letter shared by her she said, “From the day of the look test 8 years ago, right up to now, the one main reason I have worked with him and his team over and over again, is that I feel safe, I feel protected, respected and cared. They have in fact, given me the courage to take an action against any such wrongdoing. Every girl, in the unit, right from an actor to AD, to costume stylist to a set designer to a line producer to our hair and make-up staff has been given that same backing, that same power to come and report anything inappropriate, no matter who the man in question is and assured that they will be reprimanded and fired from the unit and as a matter of fact, in every such case, has been. now, it's up to us to uses this power responsibly and I am sure every girl in his unit will have a story of theirs to tell." #MeToo in Bollywood: Luv Ranjan Asked If I Use Condoms or Masturbate, Claims Actress.

Check out the letter here!

Meanwhile, Nana Patekar and Sajid Khan have been ousted from the film ‘Housefull 4’. Post the allegations against them, there was a demand from the industry to make them stepdown from the project. While Sanjay Dutt or Anil Kapoor are considered for Nana’s role, Farhad Samji has replaced Sajid Khan. Stay tuned with us for more updates.

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