TANUSHREE FILES HARASSMENT PLAINT
MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Tanushree Dutta on Saturday filed a written complaint at Mumbai’s Oshiwara police station against actor Nana Patekar and several others for allegedly outraging her modesty on the sets of a movie in 2008.
Dutta, 34, has accused Patekar of physically and sexually harassing her during the shooting of a song for the film ‘Horn OK Pleassss’.
“The actress approached Oshiwara police station and gave a written complaint against Nana Patekar for the incident related to a movie shooting in 2008,” said Manoj Kumar Sharma, additional commissioner of police, West region.
Shailesh Pasalwad, senior inspector, MIDC police station confirmed that the complaint is against Patekar and others who were part of the movie.
HT has a seen a copy of the complaint.
Police sources said that an enquiry will now be made in the complaint before taking any further action.
Dutta had earlier this week said that she has received legal notices from Patekar.
News agency PTI reported Saturday that Patekar has denied misbehaving with Dutta.
“I said this ten years ago... a lie is a lie (Dus saal pehle bol chuka hoon, ab jo jhoot hai woh jhoot hai’),” PTI quoted Patekar as telling reporters at Mumbai airport.
HT tried reaching out to Dutta for a comment, but she had not responded to calls and messages till the time of going to press.