Tanushree calls out Nana Patekar

The former Miss India claimed that the award-winning actor made inappropriate advances towards her while filming in 2008

In what can be perceived as a bold move to name and shame sexual predators in Bollywood, actress and former Miss India Tanushree Dutta on Tuesday accused actor Nana Patekar of sexual misconduct on the sets of 2009 film Horn Ok Pleassss.

At the time of the incident, Dutta had spoken out against Patekar for making inappropriate advances during the shoot of a song, a project that she eventually dropped out of.

This revelation could put the wheels of the #MeToo movement in motion in India, which hasn’t gathered much momentum in Bollywood because actresses have shied away from speaking out about the industry’s underbelly.

But Dutta, 34, who was last seen on the big screen in 2010, didn’t hold back.

“Everyone knows about Nana Patekar... that he has always been disrespectful towards women. People in the industry know about his background, that he has beaten actresses, he has molested them, his behaviour with women has always been crude but no publication has printed anything about it,” Dutta alleged in an interview in Hindi on Zoom TV. Aditi Rao Hydari has previously spoken about harassment.

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Nana Patekar in 2008 denied Dutta’s abuse claims.

Richa Chadha says she’ll only reveal abusers’ names if she’s protected.

Choreographer Ganesh Acharya claims the incident with Dutta was a misunderstanding.

Radhika Apte has also talked about abuse in the industry.