Payal Ghosh wishes Amitabh Bachchan on his birthday; reminds him of 'NO means NO' line

Actor Payal Ghosh on Twitter wished legendary Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan on his 78th birthday on Sunday and hoped that he continues to prosper. She shared the veteran actor's famous dialogue from the 2016 film Pink- "NO means no" which was uttered as a maxim in the context of the importance of consent of women and wrote that she wishes for such a world to exist in reality for women. 

Payal, who has filed charges of rape against Bollywood filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, then went onto claim that the "narrative" has changed for certain Bollywood celebs. She hinted at Kashyap and said that even though he supported the MeToo movement, he chooses to ignore the said maxim because his reputation is at stake. Ghosh also mocked the director and his supporters for their "Smash the Patriarchy" sloganeering on social media.

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Payal Ghosh has been defending herself on Twitter and has even reached out to Prime Minister Narendra Modi through her tweet on Saturday alleging that the "mafia gang will kill her". The actor has also been charged with a defamation suit by Richa Chadha after Ghosh took her name while levelling allegations of rape and sexual assault against Kashyap.

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Payal Ghosh also shared her note of apology to Richa Chadha where she has appealed to the Bombay High court to settle the matter amicably. Her lawyer Advocate Nitin Satpute on Wednesday had told the High Court, "My client has accepted the request. She is ready to tender an apology and withdraw the statement. She is ready to settle the matter.".

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Payal Ghosh's case

Payal Ghosh has alleged that Anurag Kashyap sexually assaulted her in 2013. An FIR has been registered against the filmmaker under sections 376 (I) (rape), 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty,), 341 (wrongful restraint) and 342 (wrongful confinement) of the Indian Penal Code. Kashyap has denied the allegations, claiming he had been in Sri Lanka during the period being alleged, and calling the allegations ‘false’ and an attempt to vilify him.    

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