Actress Tanushree Dutta, who pioneered the MeToo Movement in India in 2018, enjoys a huge fan base. Over the years, she has never shied away from openly talking about the sexual harassment allegations, she made against veteran actor Nana Patekar. She has alleged that he harassed her during the shoot of a song in their 2008 film Horn Ok Pleassss. In a recent interview, years after the allegations were made, he broke his silence and shared that it didn’t bother or anger him as everyone knew it was a lie.
Now, Tanushree has opened up about Nana breaking his silence. During an interview with Times Now News, she called him a ‘pathological liar’ and expressed that the whole world knows about him being a ‘big liar’. The actress added that since he decided to break his silence on the matter years after the allegations came to light, he might be aware that she is contemplating filing another First Information Report (FIR) against him for “conspiracy to murder, criminal intimidation, threat, stalking and causing physical harm.” ALSO READ: ‘Knew That It Was All A Lie’: Nana Patekar FINALLY Opens Up About Tanushree Dutta’s Sexual Harassment Allegations During The MeToo Movement
As reported by the Free Press Journal, the 40-year-old actress expressed how he must have been scared a his ‘support base’ in Bollywood is dwindling. She added, “All those who supported him are either bankrupt or have sidelined him. People can see through his manipulations now and thus he comes up with another major gaslight. Responding to a six-year-old allegation! Nana Patekar is a pathological liar.”
She went on to reveal, “Today the whole of Mumbai knows how I was framed and mentally tortured by this Nana Patekar. He is getting exposed totally even in his own circle...thus this is his way to cover up another scandal...one that involves a conspiracy to finish me off.”
For those who don’t remember, Tanushree alleged that Patekar, dance choreographer Ganesh Acharya, and director Vivek Agnihotri misbehaved with her during the shoot of a film. Having kickstarted the MeToo Movement in India in 2018, through her statement, she revealed that Nana “tried to sexually abuse” her. She even added that even though the song was to be shot with a single actor, the veteran would be present on the set during the shooting process.
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