Farhan Akhtar has been facing heat on Twitter after his cousin Sajid Khan was called out for sexual harassment by three separate women
One of the most vehement supporters of #MeToo movement, Farhan Akhtar was facing the wrath of the netizens on Twitter after his cousin Sajid Khan was named as a sexual harasser by three separate women.
Several people on social media, including actress Amrita Puri, wondered how Sajid’s family was unaware of his predatory behaviour when it is an open secret in the Hindi film industry.
While Farhan replied to Amrita, his alleged girlfriend Shibani Dandekar has taken it upon herself to call out other Twitter users who suggest that the filmmaker's family knew about what he did.
To one such tweet, Shibani responded, “He can’t be held accountable for something he didn’t do or know of .. we need to focus on the girls and stop with the blame.”
To another who claimed that the family was complicit, she replied, “turns a blind eye?? wow that’s hell of an accusation.. HE DIDNT KNOW plain and simple .. had no clue... the second he heard he spoke up.. that is his truth no matter how much we discuss it, it won’t change.”
When someone pointed out that in Vikas Bahl’s case, his partners in Phantom Films were aware of the harassment, Shibani said, “I’m speaking about one particular person who has been accused of knowing and HE DIDNT!!!”
Here are some for tweets that the actress-model-singer responded to:
Earlier, Aisha actor Amrita Puri had tweeted, “It was fairly well known that @SimplySajidK is a creep and is completely inappropriate as far as his conduct with women goes. I was warned to stay away from him if I ever came across him. I refuse to believe that it has come as a surprise to ppl from the industry or his family.”
However, she apologized to Farhan Akhtar later when he called her out. “I deeply resent your insinuation that me or my family knew of his behaviour yet did nothing. Your anger is justified. Your conspiracy theories not,” Farhan wrote in a tweet.
Amrita apologized to him while maintaining that Sajid’s behavior was well known in the industry. “My tweet was not directed to you. Are you related? Pardon my ignorance. Also it’s not fair to generalise as I did. My apologies. However @SimplySajidK’s misconducts were fairly well known. I’m surprised that it’s come as a shock,” her tweet read.
Director Sajid Khan was named by three women in separate #MeToo accounts. An assistant director accused him of harassing her mentally, emotionally and sexually, while an actress alleged that he asked her to 'seduce him in 5 minutes' for a role. Yet another journalist claimed that the filmmaker tried to forcibly kiss her during an interview.
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