MEANWHILE…

Actress Tanushree Dutta has received legal notices from Nana Patekar and Vivek Agnihotri after publically accusing them of harassment on the sets of Horn Ok Please and Chocolate. In an official statement, the actress has said, “I have been slapped with two legal notices today. One from Nana Patekar and another from Vivek Agnihotri. This is the price you pay for speaking out against harassment, humiliation and injustice in India. Both Nana’s and Vivek Agnihotri’s teams are on a smear campaign against me by constructing outright lies and misinformation on social media platforms and other public platforms. Their supporters are coming ahead and weaving damming ( sic) allegations against me even shouting at the top of their voices at press conferences. I’m being threatened to be dragged into the court and legal system of India which we all know can keep a woman and her supporters as well as media silent on the pretext of ‘ matter subjudice’ but can also further be used to harass her and drain her out financially. Tareek pe Tareek pe tareek and the dawn of justice never arrives and her whole life goes waste awaiting justice while witnesses are intimidated, discredited or simply drained of their will to stand up. At the end, an empty shell remains, broken hopes. A life wasted, defeated. This is the age- old saga of survivors in our nation. I walked away once from the same environment that was created for me 10 years ago. Found God, found my healing, found my peace and a new life in the United States of America. And now I stand to lose this new life too if I allow myself to get embroiled in the court system of India. And you wanted to know why the MeToo movement hasn’t happened in India… This is why.”