Anurag Kashyap Issues Statement on Vikas Bahl Controversy
We recently are reading about the Tanushree Dutta Nana Patekar Controversy Row that had given rise to the #MeToo Movement in the Bollywood Industry! With all the actresses taking a bold stand and opening up about the incidents that took place with them, here’s yet another actress anonymously revealing facts about the Director Vikas Bahl who tried kissing her forcibly! It was recent that a crew member stood up as a part of the #MeToo Movement in Bollywood and revealed that she had been a victim to one such incident that involved Queen’s Director Vikas Bahl as the accused. Post the major confrontation and amidst statements made by the reputed personalities of Bollywood, over this incident, here comes yet another shocker! An actress has revealed that Vikas Bahl had tried kissing her forcibly and that she had to push him away to get rid of him! Anurag Kashyap has recently issued a statement in the matter!
Anurag Kashyap, who had stated that he was aware of the happenings between Vikas Bahl and the crew member has been accused of not kicking Vikas Bahl off the team! On Sunday, Anurag Kashyap issued a clarification statement in the matter and here’s what he had to say!
“While others in the industry were only rumour-mongering, it was me who was responsible for bringing out Vikas’ name publicly by speaking with Mumbai Mirror on an anonymous basis and the publication eventually carried a front-page article about the incident. Nothing about it was under wraps. It’s been out there for more than a year. While at Phantom, I did everything I could, within what I was told by my partner and his lawyers. For legal and financial decisions, I was fully dependent on my partner and his team. They took care of those things so I could focus on what I did better, creatives. His word and his team’s word on any matter used to be the final word for us”
My statement in light of the recent HuffPost article and breaking up of Phantom . There are two pages.. pic.twitter.com/WCAsaj6uFR
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) October 7, 2018
Earlier on Saturday, the four partners of the Phantom Films Vikramaditya Motwane, Anurag Kashyap, Madhu Mantena and Vikas Bahl, announced to dissolve their joint banner without citing the reason for this decision.
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