Patekar lately has been facing a lot of flak from actress Tanushree Dutta. She has accused the actor of sexually harassing her in 2008 on the sets of the film ‘Horn OK Pleassss’ while shooting a song. The reports were doing the rounds that owing to these allegations the actor is missing from the sets of the movie ‘Housefull 4’. The reports also had that Nana had reached the desert town and his scenes might by shot later by the director. However, the sources recently denied all such rumors.
According to the recently revealed report from a close source, Nana has been present on the sets and is very much involved in the shooting. The reports of his absence are nothing but false and there’s a light-hearted atmosphere persisting on the sets. Further, the actor’s shooting schedule is likely to wrap up by next week, following which he will return to Mumbai.
Directed by Sajid Khan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, the film is slated to release on 26th October 2019.
Veteran actor Nana Patekar has decided to send a legal notice to Tanushree Dutta following her allegations that the he sexually harassed her on the sets of a film in 2008. Patekar’s lawyer Rajendra Shikodkar, dismissed Dutta’s allegations calling them false and untrue.
“We are in process of sending legal notice to Tanushree Dutta as she has made false allegations and has spoken untruth. We will send the notice later today which will be basically a notice seeking apology for her statements,” said Shirodkar.
Dutta had recently alleged that Patekar misbehaved with her on the sets of the film ‘Horn ‘Ok’ Pleassss’. She alleged that she was harassed by Patekar while shooting for a special dance number in the movie. The former beauty queen also accused dance choreographer Ganesh Acharya of teaming up against her.
“He was being aggressive and was pushing me around. I complained about him, but it was not heard. They (film crew) were forcing me to do an intimate step. My contract stated that it was a solo dance sequence, and it was not supposed to be a duet. It was a way to manipulate me. This was the whole harassment situation going on,” Dutta said.
The ‘Aashiq Banaya Aapne’ actor further alleged that she and her family were attacked after she refused to perform the intimate step.
Meanwhile there are also reports doing the rounds that someone claiming to be Nana’s lawyer is still harassing Tanushree with legal threats.
Tanushree Dutta’s allegations on veteran actor Nana Patekar has left the entire Nation in a state of shock but that wasn’t all as the former beauty queen made another explosive revelation.
In a recent interview, Tanushree revealed that ‘Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets’ director Vivek Agnihotri had asked her to remove her clothes and dance in front of Irrfan Khan in order to help him with cues. ‘Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets’ which released in 2005 starred Anil Kapoor, Suniel Shetty, Irrfan Khan, Emraan Hashmi in pivotal roles.