Anurag Kashyap's first wife Aarti Bajaj slams Payal Ghosh's allegations against director

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap's former wife, film editor Aarti Bajaj, and friends from industry, Tisca Chopra, and Surveen Chawla, have come out in support of director after actor Payal Ghosh accused him of sexual harassment. On Saturday, Ghosh took to Twitter, claiming that Gangs of Wasseypur director was sexually inappropriate towards her, an allegation Kashyap called "baseless". 

Ghosh, 30, tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi in her tweet, requesting him to take action against filmmaker. Kashyap's first wife Bajaj said filmmaker was somebody who makes sure to create a safe work environment for his female co-workers.

"First wife here... You are a rockstar @anuragkashyap10. Keep empowering women as you do and safest place you create for all of m. I see it first hand with our daughter," Bajaj posted on Instagram. "re is integrity left and world is full of losers and brains baying for blood of anyone who has a voice. If everybody spend that energy which y use in hating ors constructively this world will be a better place," she added. 

Calling Ghosh's allegation "cheapest" stunt, Bajaj urged Kashyap to keep raising his voice against every wrong. "Cheapest stunt I have seen till w. First it made me angry n I laughed so hard as it cant come more framed than this. I am sorry that you have to go through this. That's level of m. You stay high and keep using your voice. We love you," she added.

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Payal Ghosh accuses Anurag Kashyap

Payal Ghosh claimed Anurag Kashyap sexually assaulted her in 2014-15 in an interview with news channel ABN Telugu. She claimed that Kashyap did an inappropriate gesture while seeking a sexual act from her, after inviting her into ar room. Payal claimed that he boasted about or actresses agreeing to his similar demands and that many were ready to ‘sleep with him just to share a frame with Ranbir Kapoor’. His ambitious film Bombay Velvet had t released n.

Tweeting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Payal wrote that Kashyap had ‘forced himself upon’ her. Seeking action against ‘demon behind creative talent’, she claimed she could be harmed and sought protection.

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(with PTI inputs)