Bollywood actress Tanushree Dutta recently accused veteran actor Nana Patekar of misbehaving with her on the sets of 2008 film Horn Ok Pleassss, thereby suggesting that #MeToo movement happened in Bollywood several years ago. The actress spoke about the incident in 2008 as well and now after a decade, she has yet again opened the floodgates by bringing forth the sexual harassment she faced to the public eye.
However, Tanushree was saddened after her revelation as no one from the Bollywood industry came forward in aid of her. But at a time when actors like Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan have refused to comment on the entire controversy, it looks like Tanushree has finally found some supporters in B-town celebs like Priyanka Chopra, Richa Chadha, Swara Bhasker, Farhan Akhtar and others.
Quoting journalist Janice Sequeira’s Twitter thread where she revealed Tanushree’s story, Farhan wrote on Twitter that her "courage should be admired" and her intention should not be questioned.
https://twitter.com/FarOutAkhtar/status/1045357336406052864
Farhan's The Sky Is Pink co-star and global icon Priyanka Chopra further replied on Farhan’s tweet and wrote, "Agreed..the world needs to #BelieveSurviviors."
https://twitter.com/priyankachopra/status/1045528195745947648
Richa, as well, applauded Tanushree's courage for taking a stand against her perpetrators.
https://twitter.com/RichaChadha/status/1045368162387206145
Swara, who is known to always speak her mind, posted a video on Twitter with the caption, #IBelieveYouTanushreeDutta.
https://twitter.com/ReallySwara/status/1045374452610084865
For the unversed, Nana had recently refuted Tanushree's claims and revealed that he is considering legal action against the actress and claimed that he has support from the film unit present at the time. Now how will Tanushree's outrage affect the Bollywood industry, is still left to be seen.
