Tanushree Dutta recently accused Nana Patekar of sexual harassment on the sets of the 2008 film Horn Ok Pleasss and alleged that the actor had misbehaved with her on the sets of the film. She also claimed that filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri had asked her to strip and dance on the sets of the 2005 film Chocolate. Now in a recent turn of events, Tanushree has stated on Wednesday that she has received legal notices from Nana Patekar and Vivek Agnihotri.
However, she has not backed off from her stance and said in a statement that Nana's and Vivek Agnihotr'is teams are on a smear campaign against her by "constructing outright lies and misinformation on social media platforms and other public platforms." She further claimed that vigorous efforts are being made to keep her silent, "Violent threats are being issued against me by the MNS party. I'm being threatened to be dragged into the court and legal system of India which we all know can keep a woman and her supporters as well as media silent on the pretext of 'matter subjudice' but can also further be used to harass her and drain her out financially."
She also expressed how the legal process in India is a long-drawn process with justice being a far-fetched dream. Citing examples of other victims, she said, "'Tareek pe Tareek pe tareek' and the dawn of justice never arrives and her whole life goes waste awaiting justice while witnesses are intimidated, discredited or simply drained of their will to stand up. False witnesses supporting perpetrators conjured up to further weaken her case. Court cases can run for decades without a hope for a conclusion."
She concluded her statement by saying, "I walked away once from the same environment that was created for me 10 years ago.. Found God, found my healing, found my peace and a new life in United States of America. And now I stand to lose this new life too if I allow myself to get embroiled in the court system of India," and eventually asked a hard-hitting question, "You wanted to know why the me too movement hasn't happened in India... This is why."
