MeToo: Housefull 4 executive producer denies incident of female junior artist being molested on film sets

New Delhi: The MeToo movement in India caught fire after actress Tanushree Dutta alleged that Nana Patekar had sexually harrased her on sets of 'Horn Ok Please' back in the year 2008. Ever since Tanushree shared her story, many women have been motivated to reveal the incidents that took place with them as well.

Yesterday, a junior artist of the film 'Housefull 4' had alleged that she was molested on the film sets recently. The victim was reportedly molested by a person who among six others manhandled another junior artist on the film sets at Chitrakoot studio last night, according to ANI. The FIR had also been registered in the case. 

Now, as per a DNA report, the executive producer of Housefull 4 has denied any such incident taking place on the sets of the film. DNA quotes Mitra as saying, “"It is disheartening to hear about this incident. I would like to clarify that the recent incident that showed up in the news related to the sets of the film, is something that evidently did not happen on the sets or during the shoot; it took place off the sets and hence I have to state that it is beyond our capabilities."

He further added, "I would also like to clarify that Akshay and Riteish had packed up way before this incident occurred. It was their personal matter and nothing related to our film shoot."

The report further quotes Raman Dave, the head of the dancers, "We have learned that the argument was between the dancers and Pawan Shetty (who is an outsider) and it has nothing to do with our film."