Huma Qureshi shared this photograph (courtesy iamhumaq)
Highlights
- “He’s a pricey buddy,” Huma Qureshi wrote about Anurag Kashyap
- “He has neither misbehaved with me or anybody else,” she wrote
- “That is my remaining response,” she added to her assertion
New Delhi:
Actress Huma Qureshi has shared a powerfully written response after her title cropped up in an issue over alleged sexual harassment involving filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who forged Ms Qureshi in his two-part Gangs Of Wasseypur. Mr Kashyap has been accused of “forcing” himself on an actress, who additionally instructed ABN Telugu that he named three actresses as being “only a name away.” In response, the actress claims she stated, “You will have given probability to Richa Chadha, Mahie Gill, Huma Qureshi… they’re so nominal trying women. Typically administrators do not give them probability however you could have accomplished an excellent job. However I’m not mentally ready for this proper now.” Mr Kashyap denies the allegations. In her personal response, Huma Qureshi explains why she’s “offended” and writes that to the very best of her data, Anurag Kashyap by no means behaved improperly together with her or anybody else.
Huma Qureshi launched this assertion: “Anurag and I final labored collectively in 2012-13 and he’s a pricey buddy and a particularly gifted director. In my private expertise and to my data he has neither misbehaved with me or anybody else. Nevertheless, anybody who claims to be abused should report back to the authorities, the police and the judiciary. I selected to not remark until now as a result of I do not consider in social media fights and social media trials. I really feel actually offended at being dragged into this mess. I really feel offended not only for myself but in addition each girl whose years of arduous work and battle will get decreased to such baseless conjecture and allegations of their office. Please let’s chorus from this narrative. It’s the joint duty of men and women each to fastidiously protest the sanctity of #MeToo. That is my remaining response. Please don’t method me to make any extra statements on this matter.”
Learn Huma Qureshi’s publish right here:
Actress Richa Chadha, who additionally starred in Gangs Of Wasseypur, has sent Anurag Kashyap’s accuser a legal notice. She shared this lawyer’s assertion on social media: “Our consumer ‘Ms. Richa Chadha’ condemns the act of her title being unnecessarily and falsely dragged in a derogatory method into controversies and allegations being just lately raised by third events. Although our Shopper believes that genuinely wronged ladies ought to get justice in any respect prices, there are legislations which might be supposed to make sure that ladies have an equal standing of their office and to make sure that they’ve a cordial office wherein their dignity and self-respect is protected. No girl ought to misuse their liberties to harass different ladies with unsubstantiated or non-existent, false and baseless allegations. Our Shopper has initiated acceptable authorized motion and shall additional pursue her authorized rights and cures in regulation as could also be suggested in her greatest curiosity.”
In the meantime, Anurag Kashyap has denied the allegations dismissing them as “false, malicious and dishonest”. He’s contemplating taking authorized motion, stated a press release from his lawyer:
Anurag Kashyap’s former companions Aarti Bajaj (divorced 2009) and Kalki Koechlin (divorced 2015), have shared lengthy posts in the filmmaker’s support. “Do not let this social media circus get to you,” wrote Kalki whereas Aarti Bajaj shared: “Preserve empowering ladies as you do.”
