Tanushree Dutta Blames Akshay Kumar, Rajinikanth For Failure of #MeToo in India By Working With 'Offenders' like Nana Patekar - Watch Video
Akshay Kumar has worked with Nana Patekar in Welcome, while the latter had recently played the main antagonist in Rajinikanth's Kaala.
Tanushree Dutta is having a no-holds-barred interview with Zoom TV's Planet Bollywood, where she is calling out on the industry's casual attitude towards sexual harassment. Talking in reference to #MeToo movement that is gaining prominence in the West to call out on sexual offenders, Tanushree Dutta claims in her interview that the movement will not find support here because big stars end up working with the offenders. Tanushree Dutta Spills Bollywood’s Dirty Secret, Reveals How an Actor Asked If the Heroine Was Willing to F**k Him!
Citing her own experience that happened in 2008, Tanushree Dutta had accused acclaimed actor Nana Patekar of misbehaving with her on the sets of the movie, Horn OK Pleassss. Tanushree was shooting for a special song in the film, and Nana insisted on adding an intimate step with her. When she expressed her discomfort over this, she alleged that Nana had threatened her and she found no support from the film's team. Tanushree in the interview also revealed that Nana had called MNS workers and they vandalized her car. SHOCKING! Tanushree Dutta Accuses Nana Patekar of Behaving Indecently With Her in 2008 - Watch Video.
Tanushree then called out actors like Akshay Kumar and Rajinikanth for working with Nana Patekar, even after these allegations came out in public. She said, "If big stars like Rajinikanth and Akshaykumar continue to work with these kinds of people, then what hope is there for any movement to happen? On one side they go out in the public and say'Oh women empowerment...oh this and that!' But when you have the opportunity to stand up for the words that you speak, then you are not doing it." Tanushree also revealed that the harassment continued for years. Watch the video here -
Akshay Kumar has worked with Nana Patekar in Welcome, while the latter had recently played the main antagonist in Rajinikanth's Kaala. Wonder what these superstars have to say about being dragged in this issue. Also will Bollywood, at least now, come out in support of Tanushree Dutta? Let's wait and watch!
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