Asit Kumarr Modi stated he’ll take authorized motion towards the actor. (File)
Mumbai:
A “Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah” actor on Thursday accused producer Asit Kumarr Modi and two others of sexual harassment, a cost they denied, claiming she was let go from the present because of misbehaviour. Modi additionally stated that he’ll take authorized motion towards the actor for making an attempt to defame him and the present.
The actor stated she despatched a proper letter to the involved authorities, together with the Nationwide Fee for Ladies (NCW) and Mumbai Police on April 8, accusing Mr Modi, venture head Sohail Ramani and govt producer Jatin Bajaj of sexual harassment and outraging the modesty of a girl.
In keeping with a senior police officer at Powai police station, they obtained the appliance on Might 8.
The actor claimed Mr Modi “sexually harassed” her on a number of events over the previous few years.
“He would cross uncharitable feedback however I ignored them. In March 2019, in Singapore, he stated many issues like, ‘Come to my room, let’s have whisky’,” she alleged.
“I saved quiet however shared these items with two of my colleagues. They’d typically protect me. They’re nonetheless engaged on the present, to allow them to’t do a lot,” the actor informed PTI.
She additionally claimed she informed Ramani about her ordeal.
“I informed him, ‘I do not wish to work on the present.’ He stated, ‘We are going to cease your fee for 4 months’. Mentally, they put strain on me,” she added.
Modi denied the actor’s allegations and stated he’ll take authorized motion towards her for making an attempt to defame him and the present.
“Since we terminated her companies, she is making these baseless allegations,” the producer informed PTI.
He additionally claimed the actor was faraway from the present on “account of misbehaviour”.
“We had been capturing on March 7 on Holi. One thing occurred and she or he misbehaved. We incurred a monetary loss. The director and the manufacturing staff stated they won’t work together with her as she misbehaved and abused them.
“They determined to take away her from the present. I used to be within the US when this incident occurred. As soon as we eliminated her from the present, she began levelling allegations towards us. We’re in talks with our legal professionals. They may resolve the longer term plan of action,” Modi stated.
Nevertheless, the actor alleged that each Ramani and Bajaj misbehaved together with her on the present’s units on March 7.
In a media assertion, Ramani and Bajaj denied the allegations, claiming she often misbehaved with the complete staff of the present.
“We needed to terminate her contract due to her unhealthy behaviour and indiscipline in the course of the shoot. Throughout this incident, Asit ji was within the US. She is now making an attempt to defame us and the present by making baseless allegations.
“We’ve already filed our grievance towards these baseless allegations with the involved authorities,” Ramani and Bajaj stated the joint assertion.
Requested why she did not come ahead together with her allegations earlier, the actor stated she could not muster the braveness to discuss it then.
“Being a girl, you suppose they’re bigshots. How are you going to go up towards them as your bread and butter comes from this (present)? I assumed the straightforward method to cope with this was to stop the present, so that point, I used to be threatened that they might lower 4 months of fee. That point, I used to be not able to stop and never even now,” she alleged.
The present’s administrators — Harshad Joshi, Rushi Dave and Armaan Dhanesha — additionally alleged the actor lacked self-discipline and was not centered on her work.
“We often needed to complain to the manufacturing head about her behaviour. On her final day she was abusive in entrance of the entire unit and left the set with out ending her shoot,” they stated.
“Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah”, which began airing in 2008, is among the longest-running sitcoms in Indian tv historical past. It additionally options common actors Dilip Joshi, Munmun Dutta and Mandar Chandwadkar.
(Apart from the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is revealed from a syndicated feed.)
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