The News National Bureau ;
Bollywood actress, Tanushree Dutta became a sensation in the early 2000s when she appeared in the romantic thriller, Aashiq Banaya Aapne opposite Emraan Hashmi.
She was tagged as the next big thing in Bollywood and the Bengali beauty proved her versatility with films like Dhol, Bhagam Bhag, Good Boy, Bad Boyand few others.
However, Tanushree’s career in the glamour world faced the biggest halt when she raised her voice against Bollywood’s bigwigs.
The former Miss India, Tanushree, in 2018, alleged that Nana Patekar had sexually abused her ten years ago. And now, a video of the actress is going viral, in which she opened up about her traumatic experience of working with filmmaker, Vivek Agnihotri.
Talking to Faridoon Shahryar, Tanushree revealed how Vivek Agnihotri harassed her during the making of the film, Chocolate in 2005. Recalling an episode where she reached the set five minutes late and Vivek yelled at her, the actress shared:
“Ek din, jab main set par paanch minute der se pahunchi, to usne mujh par chillaya aur mujhe unprofessional kaha. Kabhi kabhi main set pe aati thi, jab lights bhi nahi lagi hoti thi, kuch set tayaar hi nahi hota tha, matlab jo set-up hota hai na, kuch bhi tayaar nahi hota. Lekin ek din main thoda late aayi, paanch minute, exactly five minutes, aur woh set pe tha sirf yeh dekhne ke liye ki main aayi hoon ya nahi.”
Going further in the conversation, Tanushree also revealed that she was not allowed to go to her vanity van. The actress also revealed that the filmmaker made her uncomfortable by making her sit in short clothes and not letting her wear a robe to cover herself. In her words:
“Artists are supposed to rest in the van when they are not shooting. Especially, agar apne mujhe is tarah ke kapde diye hain – jo short kapde waghera hote hain. Main kabhi robe bhi pehn ke baithti thi to bolta tha ‘Nahi, abhi shot aane wala hai to isko utaaro’. Woh short skirt mein mujhe poori unit ke saamne bitha ke rakhta tha.”