 "'Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai' actress Shilpa Shinde says a big filmmaker tried to sexually assault her: 'He was from Bollywood, his name...'")
Amid Justice Hema Committee Report, Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai actress Shilpa Shinde revealed in an interview with News18Showsha how a big Bollywood filmmaker tried to sexually assault her when she auditioned for a role.
The actress revealed, “It was during my struggling days, around 1998-99. I cannot take names, but they told me, ‘Aap yeh kapde pehno aur yeh scene karo’ (wear these clothes and do this scene). I didn’t wear those clothes. In the scene, he told me he was my boss, and I had to seduce him. I was very innocent then, so I did the scene.”
She added, “That person tried to force himself on me, and I got so scared. I pushed him away and ran out. The security staff realised what had happened and asked me to leave immediately. They thought I would make a scene and call for help.”
On his name
He was from the Hindi film industry. I agreed to do the scene because he was also an actor,” she said, adding, “I’m not lying, but his name is something I cannot take. His children are probably a little younger than me, and if I name him, they will suffer too.”
Hema Commission’s newly released report has exposed some shocking revelations about the Malayalam Film Industry, known for its out-of-the-box yet relevant stories. The report is also an expose of the toxicity of the people that work there and how they have been misusing their power and clout to prey on women that have the desire to act and be on celluloid.
The ‘Nadigar Sangam’, the union representing film, television, and stage actors in Tamil Nadu, has now passed a resolution following a meeting of its Gender Sensitisation and Internal Committee on Wednesday.