Former actor and model Tanushree Dutta has alleged sexual harassment by veteran actor Nana Patekar. Tanushree accused Nana Patekar of trying to touch her inappropriately and insisting on shooting an intimate song sequence in the 2008 film Horn 'Ok' Pleassss, even though it was not mentioned in her contract. Many Bollywood celebrities have lent their support to Dutta and spoken out against abuse in the industry. Nana Patekar continued to deny the allegations in a press conference today.
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"Don't Know Why CINTAA Did Not Consider This as Sexual Harassment in 2008"
Amit Behl, Sr Joint Secretary CINTAA, has told ANI that the organisation is in the process of building a sub-committee to look into the sexual harassment allegations.
“We agree that Tanushree Dutta’s complaint wasn’t addressed properly in 2008, don’t know why they only looked into the monetary ( financial) aspect of her complaint & not considered her complaint of sexual harassment. We have received a letter from her lawyer to relook into her 2008 complaint but we can’t act on that, she has to file a complaint personally or authorise her lawyer to communicate with us. We are in the process to form a sub-committee to look into sexual allegations.”Amit Behl, Sr Joint Secretary CINTAA
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Tanushree's Lawyer Demands Narco Analysis and Lie-Detector Test
Actor Tanushree Dutta’s lawyer has written to the police demanding that all four accused in the harassment case, including Nana Patekar, undergo a narco analysis and lie-detector test. Check out a copy of the letter below.
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Tanushree Dutta Will Send Another Letter to Cine and Tv Artistes' Association (CINTAA)
Tanushree Dutta will send another letter to Cine And TV Artistes' Association (CINTAA) requesting it to revive her 2008 complaint of sexual harassment against Nana Patekar, Ganesh Acharya, Samee Siddiqui and Rakesh Sarang, reports ANI.