The gorgeous actress, Tanushree Dutta became a sensation in the early 2000s when she appeared in the romantic thriller, Aashiq Banaya Aapne opposite Emraan Hashmi. She was tagged as the next big thing in Bollywood and the Bengali beauty proved her versatility with films like Dhol, Bhagam Bhag, Good Boy, Bad Boy and few others.
Tanushree Dutta recalled how Vivek Agnihotri yelled at her on the set
However, Tanushree’s career in the glamour world faced the biggest halt when she raised her voice against Bollywood’s bigwigs. The former Miss India, Tanushree, in 2018, alleged that Nana Patekar had sexually abused her ten years ago. And now, a video of the actress is going viral, in which she opened up about her traumatic experience of working with filmmaker, Vivek Agnihotri.
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Talking to Faridoon Shahryar, Tanushree revealed how Vivek Agnihotri harassed her during the making of the film, Chocolate in 2005. Recalling an episode where she reached the set five minutes late and Vivek yelled at her, the actress shared:
“Ek din, jab main set par paanch minute der se pahunchi, to usne mujh par chillaya aur mujhe unprofessional kaha. Kabhi kabhi main set pe aati thi, jab lights bhi nahi lagi hoti thi, kuch set tayaar hi nahi hota tha, matlab jo set-up hota hai na, kuch bhi tayaar nahi hota. Lekin ek din main thoda late aayi, paanch minute, exactly five minutes, aur woh set pe tha sirf yeh dekhne ke liye ki main aayi hoon ya nahi.”
Tanushree Dutta revealed Vivek Agnihotri didn’t let her cover herself with a robe
Going further in the conversation, Tanushree also revealed that she was not allowed to go to her vanity van. The actress also revealed that the filmmaker made her uncomfortable by making her sit in short clothes and not letting her wear a robe to cover herself. In her words:
“Artists are supposed to rest in the van when they are not shooting. Especially, agar apne mujhe is tarah ke kapde diye hain – jo short kapde waghera hote hain. Main kabhi robe bhi pehn ke baithti thi to bolta tha ‘Nahi, abhi shot aane wala hai to isko utaaro’. Woh short skirt mein mujhe poori unit ke saamne bitha ke rakhta tha.”
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When Tanushree Dutta accused Nana Patekar of sexual assault
It was in 2018 when Tanushree Dutta exposed the dark reality of the glamour. The actress shared that she was sexually assaulted by veteran actor, Nana Patekar on the set of the 2008 film, Horn ‘OK’ Pleassss. She even went on to accuse him of misbehaving with her verbally as well as physically while shooting for a song for the film.
In an interview with Zoom TV, Tanushree revealed how everyone in the industry knows that Patekar is a women abuser but does nothing. In her words:
“Everyone knows about Nana Patekar. He has always been rude and abusive towards women. Everyone knows that he has a history of assaulting women, and that is an unspoken truth in this industry. When I complained about the same to the producer-director and told them to ask him (Nana Patekar) to stay away from me, they didn’t pay heed. Just because I was new to the film industry, whether or not it was required, let’s do an intimate scene with her.”
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