ACTORS IN CASES OF SEXUAL ABUSE

OM PURI

The late actor was accused of making sexual advances on his help.

IRRFAN KHAN

The actor recently said that he too was asked to compromise to bag a role; was accused of the same to an actor. Paan

Singh Tomar actor Mamta Patel accused the actor of exploiting her under the pretext of promising her roles in future Bollywood projects.

MADHUR BHANDARKAR

In 2004, model Preeti Jain accused the director of rape. She alleged that the filmmaker had raped her 16 times between 1999 and 2004, promising to cast her in his films.

DIBAKAR BANERJEE

Actor Payal Rohtagi accused the director of sexually harassing her while she was auditioning for a role in his film Shanghai. The actor complained that the director asked her to lift her top as he wanted to see whether she had put on weight. She claimed that since she did not comply, she was not given a role in the movie.

SHINEY AHUJA

In 2009, the actor’s househelp filed a complaint of rape against the actor. Initially, he denied the charges, but admitted to the crime. In 2011, he was sentenced to seven years' rigorous imprisonment but was out on bail soon.

MAHMOOD FAROOQUI

The Peepli Live co-director was arrested in 2015 on charges of raping a USbased research scholar. In early 2017, he was sentenced to a seven-year term. A Delhi High Court acquitted Farooqui later in 2017.