Hansal Mehta all but backs Anurag Kashyap versus Payal Ghosh; suspicious over 'tagging PM'

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta took to Twitter and wrote a long letter in a series of tweets alluding to allegations of sexual assault made by Bengali actor Payal Ghosh against Bollywood director Anurag Kashyap. He took a trip down memory lane and revealed that he has kwn Anurag for 24 years and wrote that he can be "brash" and "stupid" sometimes but t a sexual harasser. Hansal also stated that his tweets should t be construed as a letter of support and that it is rar "a plea for truth and a just outcome".

Mehta has also questioned "timing of levelling accusations" on Anurag and also fact alleged victim tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi in tweet when she broke silence over director's alleged misconduct. Furr, he has also mentioned that Anurag has vociferously stood against sexual harassment and abuse of women in past. He claimed that lies and falsities would be a great disservice to women who have actually been a victim to sexual predators.

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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.

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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.

Anurag Kashyap termed allegations ‘baseless’ and ‘lies’ and asked why attempt to 'silence' him was 'delayed.'  filmmaker-actor emphasized that he has never done or tolerated such an act, as he spoke about his two marris, affairs and equation with female co-workers.

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