Anurag Kashyap accused by Payal Ghosh, 'prevent misuse'- not probe on Anubhav Sinha's mind

Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha on Twitter has opined on the sensational sexual assault allegations made by actor Payal Ghosh on Gangs of Wasseypur director Anurag Kashyap stating that the #MeToo movement should be invoked with responsibility. He went onto claim that the movement should be used to protect the dignity of women and not for any other reason. The Article 15 director's statement comes after Payal Ghosh sought action against Anurag Kashyap over an alleged 2014-15 sexual assault incident by approaching the National Commission for Women for support.

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Payal Ghosh accuses Anurag Kashyap 

Payal Ghosh had opened up about the alleged incident in 2014-15 in an interview with the news channel ABN Telugu. She claimed the director obscenely sought a sexual act from her, after asking her to come into another room with him. The Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi actor also claimed that many other actresses obliged to his similar demands, and that many were ready to ‘sleep with him just to share a frame with Ranbir Kapoor’, referring to the casting of his film Bombay Velvet, that was yet to release then.

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Tagging PM Modi, she claimed Kashyap had ‘forced himself upon’ her. Seeking action against the ‘demon behind the creative talent’, she also sought security amid possible 'harm.'

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Anurag Kashyap denied the allegations, claiming it was an attempt to ‘silence’ him, and called it ‘baseless’ and ‘lies.’ The Manmarziyan maker emphasized that he never did something like this or tolerated it, as he highlighted his two marriages, affairs and association with female co-workers.

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