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‘How Could I Respond?’: Nana Patekar Opens Up On Tanushree Dutta’s ‘Sexual Harassment’ Allegations

By Anupama

June 24, 2024

Nana Patekar is known for being outspoken. Alongside his acting, he often makes headlines for his personal life. In 2018, actress Tanushree Dutta accused Nana Patekar of sexual harassment.

She not only accused him of harassment but also alleged that he ruined her career. Recently, in an interview, Nana broke his silence on these allegations.

Nana Patekar Opens Up On Tanushree Dutta Allegations

The actor called all the accusations false and stated that he was not even angry about the allegations made by Tanushree Dutta.

Nana Patekar

In 2018, actress Tanushree Dutta accused Nana Patekar of sexual harassment and filed a complaint against him. Now, Nana has reacted to this matter.

In an interview with The Lallantop, Bollywood Actor Nana Patekar said, “I knew it was all lies, so I wasn’t angry about it. When everything was a lie, why should I be angry? These things are old, what’s done is done.

He Expressed: What can we do about it now? Everyone knew the truth, what could I say at that time when nothing like that had happened? Suddenly someone says you did this, you did that. How could I respond to all this? Should I have said I didn’t do anything like that? I know the truth that I didn’t do anything.”

It’s worth mentioning that this incident dates back to 2018. Actress Tanushree Dutta accused Nana of sexual harassment during the shooting of an item song for “Horn Ok Please.”

Tanushree Dutta

She accused not only Nana but also filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri and choreographer Ganesh Acharya of misbehaving with her. Following Tanushree’s accusations, the #MeToo movement began in the film industry.

Actress Tanushree Dutta claimed that Nana touched her inappropriately under the pretext of showing dance moves and pushed her. She also complained to the police regarding this issue.