Tanushree Dutta Controversy: Kalki Koechlin Maintains Silence

Tanushree Dutta who returned from US after 10 years in her latest revelation accused Nana Patekar of sexual harassment, as he allegedly misbehaved with her while filming a special song from film 'Horn Ok Please' in 2008. actress also lashed out at choreographer Ganesh Acharya for pressurising her for an intimate sequence in song. Tanushree also accused producer Sami Siddiqui and director Rakesh Sarang of harassing her on sets of film. 

Tanushree maintained that her contract stated that song would only require her to perform and where mentioned about it being a duet. Reportedly, Dutta furr claimed that Nana Patekar has had a history of assaulting women and that industry is aware of same. Recalling disturbing incident, Tanushree reportedly said that fact that eminent celebrities like Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar an Shahid Kapoor continue to work with Nana Patekar is something beyond her understanding. 

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Several celebrities have come out in support of Dutta including Sonam Kapoor, Twinkle Khanna, Swara Bhasker, Richa Chadha, Farhan Akhtar, Kangana Ranaut, Priyanka Chopra, Anurag Kashyap and Esha Gupta. While some celebrities maintained ir silence on issue including Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan. latest addition to list of Bollywood celebrities who have decided to maintain silence on allegations made by Tanushree Dutta on Nana Patekar is Kalki Koechlin.

According to reports, 'Margarita With A Straw' actress said that she has take on situation because it is t her story to tell. Kalki reportedly said that she is very clear when she talks about issues and from what she has experienced, she cant speak on behalf of somebody else. 

Recently, Tanushree Dutta also opened up about an incident that took place while she was filming 'Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets' wherein director of film reportedly, asked Dutta to take off her clos and dance in order to give cues to Irrfan Khan. As per reports, Tanushree said that scene required Irrfan to give expressions for a close-up shot that didn't require 'Aashiq Banaya Aapne' actress to be in frame. However, situation was brought under control as her co-stars Irrfan Khan and Suniel Shetty intervened and took a stand for her. Coming to her rescue, Suniel Shetty reprimanded director and Irrfan Khan in retaliation to director's demands from Tanushree said that he kws how to act and doesn't require actress to do any such thing. 

However, responding to Tanushree's allegations, Nana Patekar reportedly said that he will see what can be done legally and questioned actress about allegations asking her what she meant by sexual harassment. Reports suggest that Nana Patekar was contemplating to send 'Dhol' actress a legal tice seeking an apology for her allegations on him.

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What's next for Kalki Koechlin

Kalki Koechlin is riding high on success of her most recent release 'Ribbon'. film revolves around a married couple based in Mumbai who gets pregnant but isn't ready to become parents yet. 'Ribbon' portrays struggle that couple goes through in order to take care of ir child. Kalki is also gearing up for release of her upcoming film, 'Gully Boy' helmed by Zoya Akhtar. film also stars Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in lead roles.