#MeToo in Bollywood is not going to end anytime soon. While one may assume this hot topic has cooled down finally, victims are still gathering the courage to speak up. Many women directors decided to not work with the accused and actors like Akshay Kumar strongly condemned such horrific incidents. After Sajid Khan was asked to step down as the director of Housefull 4, actor Nana Patekar too, decided to leave the project after the filmmakers were slammed for retaining him. While we were appreciating the strong stand taken against the accused by the industry, seems like Sham Kaushal was shown a certain leniency. #MeToo in Bollywood: Yet Another Victim Accuses Vicky Kaushal’s Father, Sham Kaushal of Sexual Abuse.

As per a report in Pinkvilla, Vicky Kaushal's father and action director, Sham Kaushal has started working on Akshay Kumar's multi-starrer, Housefull 4. He has resumed work on the film's next schedule while the victim who accused him of allegations has not been called for the schedule. The #MeToo movement was all about empowering women to speak up against the horrific incidents they witnessed. The Bollywood industry lauded the efforts and guts of these women who decided to speak against the evil and even promised them their whole-hearted support. Guess, the promises were short-lived as hypocrisy continued to prevail in society. #MeToo in Bollywood: Anu Malik, Sham Kaushal, Alok Nath, Here's the List of All Celebs Accused of Sexual Harassment So Far.

Allegations against Sham Kaushal were hurled by an AD named Nameeta Prakash. She had shared the experience of 2006 where she was on an outdoor shoot with Kaushal. She described how he called her to his room to drink vodka. She also added that on denying, he showed her a porn MMS video clip to her. The action director had later issued an apology stating he has always strived hard to be a good human being. Yet he's deeply saddened and sorry if his actions have ever bothered any of his female crew members. Guess, his apology was enough for the movie makers to retain him for the project and no one gave a damn if it was fair or unfair. While we think it's unjust, we wonder what Akshay Kumar has to say about this.

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