Filmmaker Nishtha Jain recently made sexual harassment allegations on comedian Mallika Dua's father Vinod Dua. The veteran journalist was accused of harassing the filmmaker during an interview in 1989. She also described how he stalked her and slobbered her face, in her long facebook post. Further she called out Mallika Dua saying her father joins the 'hall of shame' too. On this, Mallika, who has been voicing her opinions her #MeToo, has posted a written note. She said that she will stand by her father.

In her open letter to Nishtha she said that if at all her claims are true then it is unacceptable, traumatic and painful. However, further she slammed Nishtha for dragging her name and shaming her in the post. Mallika further added that she stands by the movement. She called this her father's battle and said that he will fight it alone and that she will stand by him. Check out the whole post here.

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Nishtha Jain's Post

Meanwhile, the #MeToo movement has hit the Bollywood industry like never before. After a bollywood actress recently accused Nana Patekar of sexual harassment, the wave has taken a sharp turn. In this movement, celebs like Sajid Khan, Vikas Bahl, Alok Nath, Subhash Ghai, Subhash Kapoor, Varun Grover, Luv Ranjan, Bhushan Kumar amongst others are accused of sexual misconduct. Coming back to Mallika, she has been strongly supporting the movement through her social media posts. What are your thoughts on this new development? Tell us in the comments section below and stay tuned with us.

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