#Metoo: Vikas Bahl to sue Kashyap, Motwane

VIKAS BAHL HAS sent a legal notice to his former Phantom Films partners Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane, whom he has called “opportunists” for making “defamatory allegations” in the wake of the ongoing #Metoo movement. Kashyap last week came out in support of the allegations in a Huffpost India report and also tweeted about it, while Motwane called Bahl a “sexual offender”.

Kashyap and Motwane have been asked to withdraw their statements, tender an unconditional apology to Bahl via social media stating the allegations are baseless and to hand over all material and the name of the source through which they have based/ derived/obtained the information within a period of 24 hours from the receipt of the notice, failing which Bahl would initiate “criminal proceedings” and a “civil suit for defamation” against them.

He has accused them of also using the opportunity to dissolve Phantom Films, making him look like the person responsible for the production house’s fall. The disbanding of the company, which also included Madhu Mantena, was announced last week.

“There have been ongoing discussions between all four directors at Phantom to part ways amicably owing to creative and personal differences. You have thereafter, falsely and conveniently portrayed to the media that the reason for parting ways is supposedly the alleged incident of May 2015 which is false and done in bad taste,” read the notice, sent by law firm Jayakar & Partners on behalf of Bahl.