In the wake of the sexual harassment accusations levied against director Vikas Bahl, now Hrithik Roshan who is the lead actor in his forthcoming directorial Super 30 has issued a statement. Vikas has already been ousted out of Phantom Films in which he was a co-owner and co-founder. The survivor’s, as well as the other partners Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena, have already issued statements regarding Vikas’ misdeeds.
However, since many were speculating that nothing much will come out of it as Vikas is looking forward to the release of his next with Hrithik, but now the actor has said that “it is impossible for him to work with a person who is guilty of such grave misconduct.” Hrithik shared his stance on Twitter. The film is supposed to release on January 25, 2019, and is a biopic on the celebrated Maths teacher Anand Kumar from Bihar who tutored students to compete in the prestigious IIT-JEE exams.
Anand Kumar and Hrithik Roshan
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— Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) October 8, 2018
Vikas has been accused by a previous employee at the Phantom Films of sexual harassment. The entire incident came to light when the survivor’s account, as well as Kashyap’s, was published in a leading portal. Before the insinuations and the allegations came to light and spread like wildfire on the internet, Phantom Films had disbanded and the owners and co-founders issued a statement about the dissolution.
L-R: Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl, Madhu Mantena and Vikramaditya Motwane
Over several days, many women on Twitter have come forward to name, shame and blame their perpetrators and many noted men have come under the scanner.
