#MeToo: Sameer Anjaan SUPPORTS Anu Mallik, Says Shweta Pandit is 'Passing a Comment Without Any Proof'
Sameer Anjaan has defended Anu Mallik
Just a couple of days back, singer Shweta Pandit accused Anu Malik of sexual harassment. Sharing her side of the story on Twitter she explained how at the age of 15, when she went for a voice test, Anu asked her to kiss him. "I remember I sang the title song of har dil jo pyar karega for the voice test", she said in the message posted on social media. After listening to her, Anu Malik told her how he liked her voice and was ready to give her the song with Sunidhi Chauhan and Shaan. "But first give me a kiss now," she recalled him saying. Now, singer Sameer Anjaan, who was also present in the same building at that time has refuted Shweta's claims. #MeToo: Shweta Pandit Accuses Anu Malik of Sexual Harassment; Calls Him a Pedophile.
In a post on Facebook, Anjaan said, "Today after reading the post of Shweta Pandit, I am writing this post as I remember vividly because I was there in the recording studio as Anu Malik and me were working on Awara Pagal Deewna music in 2001 at Empire studios. I agree that Shweta had come along with her mother for voice test. And during that time we were working on song so Anu requested Shweta and her mom to sit in recording hall. After working on song Anu called her "Beta aap kuch ganna suna chahte ho toh suno". Shweta requested that if she can sing in some other room but Anuji said that I want Samerji to also hear your voice. After hearing her voice Anuji said "You have a good voice and I will definitely let you know for future projects," after that they left. This is really shocking and sad that today people can pass any comment without any proof." Read his post here-
In the wake of the #metoo movement, a lot of celebrities have been accused of sexual misconduct. Names like Nana Patekar, Sajid Khan, Vikas Bahl, Kailash Kher, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Subhash Ghai and Alok Nath have cropped up.
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