Richa Chadha shared this photograph. (Picture courtesy: therichachadha)
Highlights
- Richa shared a screenshot of a courier’s waybill on Tuesday
- The invoice is for the arduous copy of authorized discover Richa despatched to the actress
- Richa despatched a delicate copy of the authorized discover on Monday
New Delhi:
Richa Chadha is nothing if not decided. On Tuesday, she shared a screenshot of a courier’s waybill for the arduous copy of a authorized discover that she despatched to the actress who has accused filmmaker Anurag Kashyap of sexual harassment and in addition named Ms Chadha within the course of. As Richa Chadha defined on Monday night, the soft copy of the legal notice was sent however the arduous copy couldn’t be delivered as a result of Mr Kashyap’s accuser had refused to just accept it. In her Tuesday’s publish, Ms Chadha revealed that the authorized consultant who was delivering the doc was refused entry to the actress’ residence though media groups have been. Undeterred, Richa Chadha couriered the authorized discover. Read her post here.
Richa Chadha, Huma Qureshi and Mahie Gill – all three of whom have been directed by Anurag Kashyap – discovered themselves dragged into the controversy after the actress claimed in an interview with ABN Telugu that Mr Kashyap had mentioned they have been “only a cellphone name away,” to which she allegedly responded, “You have got given likelihood to Richa Chadha, Mahie Gill, Huma Qureshi… they’re so nominal wanting ladies. Typically administrators do not give them likelihood however you might have achieved an awesome job. However I’m not mentally ready for this proper now.”
Richa Chadha and Huma Qureshi, who starred in Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs Of Wasseypur movies, have each reacted sharply. Ms Chadha issued this lawyer’s assertion: “Our shopper ‘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 girls ought to get justice in any respect prices, there are legislations which might be supposed to make sure that girls have an equal standing of their office and to make sure that they’ve a cordial office by which their dignity and self-respect is protected. No lady ought to misuse their liberties to harass different girls with unsubstantiated or non-existent, false and baseless allegations. Our Shopper has initiated acceptable authorized motion and shall additional pursue her authorized rights and treatments in regulation as could also be suggested in her finest curiosity.”
Huma Qureshi wrote on Tuesday: “Anurag and I final labored collectively in 2012-13 and he’s an expensive buddy and a particularly gifted director. In my private expertise and to my information 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 imagine 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 lady whose years of arduous work and wrestle 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 rigorously protest the sanctity of #MeToo. That is my ultimate response. Please don’t strategy me to make any extra statements on this matter.”
Anurag Kashyap, who denies the accusations, has obtained help from a number of colleagues in addition to his former companions, actress Kalki Koechlin and editor Aarti Bajaj.
