Actress Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal has accused the producers of her show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah of sexual harassment.
On Thursday, news broke that Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah actress Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal has accused show’s producer Asit Kumarr Modi and others of sexual harassment, a charge that the show’s makers have denied. A look at who the actress is and her work so far.
1. Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal biography
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Born in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur to a Parsi father and a Christian mother, Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal is 44 years old. She began her acting career in the mid-2000s.
2. Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal early career
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Among Jennifer’s earliest roles was a single episode appearance on CID in 2006 and small supporting roles in films like Krazzy 4 and Halla Bol (both in 2008).
3. Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
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The same year, Jennifer was cast as Roshan Daruwala Kaur Sodhi in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, a show she would be associated with for the next 15 years.
4. Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal films and TV shows
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Jennifer has largely appeared on screen only in TMKOC over the last 15 years, apart from doing small roles in Luck By Chance (2009) and Airlift (2016), and an episodic role in Naagin in 2015.
5. Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal family
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Jennifer is married to Mayur Bansiwal, also an actor. The two tied the knot in 1998 as per reports and have a daughter named Lekissha.
6. Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal controversy
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On Thursday, May 11, Jennifer revealed to E-Times that she quit TMKOC in March and claimed the producers sexually harassed her. The shows makers Asit Kumarr Modi, Rohil Ramani, and Jatin Bajaj have denied these claims and said that Jennifer was fired due to 'indiscipline'.
