As a result of #MeToo movement, first it was Sajid Khan who was suspended from Indian Films & Television Directors' Association (IFTDA) for a year and now as per reports, actor Alok Nath is likely to be suspended as well. As per a leading daily, Ashoke Pandit, President of IFTDA has hinted at speedy trial in Alok Nath’s case.
He stated, "We have gone into the depth of the matter here. Next on our agenda is Vinta Nanda's case against Alok Nath. We will move to it in the next five days, and ensure a speedy trial on the matter.”
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Alok Nath[/caption]
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Pandit had also set up Internal Complaints' Committee (ICC) to investigate Sajid’s matter earlier. ICC was in line with POSH (Prevention of Sexual Harassment at the Workplace) guidelines.
If all goes well, Ashoke will also be seen joining hands with several studios in Mumbai to avert such cases including Mehboob, Kamalistan, ND Studios and Film City. With a senior counsel on board, he will be conducting educational sessions in film schools too.
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Sajid Khan was accused of sexual harassment by a number of women including Assistant Director and now a Blogger Saloni Chopra, Actor Rachel White, and a Journalist. Likewise, Alok Nath’s name also got embroiled in #MeToo movement when Writer-Producer Vinta Nanda shared that Alok sexually violated her 19 years ago. Soon, a number of other women from the industry joined forces and shared their #MeToo stories against Alok Nath.
