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Updated January 30th, 2019 at 12:54 IST

#Metoo allegations against Rajkumar Hirani: Here’s how his frequent collaborator and recipient of alleged survivor’s email, Vidhu Vinod Chopra reacted to the controversy

Vidhu Vinod Chopra has produced all of Rajkumar Hirani’s successes starting from ‘Munnabhai MBBS’. A woman had detailed her allegations of sexual harassment against Hirani in an email, dated November 3, 2018, to Chopra and others.

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Film producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra on Monday refused to comment on sexual harassment charges levelled by a woman against director Rajkumar Hirani, and said he would speak about it at the right time. 

Hirani was associated as a co-producer in Chopra's next film, ‘Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga’. 

READ: Why Unnecessarily Create It All Again: Nawazuddin Siddiqui On Sexual Assault Allegations Against Rajkumar Hirani

Hirani is the latest name to be called out for sexual harassment with a woman ‘assistant’ alleging, according to an article in HuffPost India, that he had sexually abused her more than once between March and September 2018 while working on the film ‘Sanju’. 

When asked about the allegations, Chopra told reporters, "This stage here is for something else, which is extremely important for us, as important as what you're talking about. This opportunity we should use to talk about this issue and that of course, when there is a right time, we will talk about it."  
 
The woman had detailed her allegations in an email, dated November 3, 2018, to Hirani's frequent collaborator and ‘Sanju’ co-producer Chopra, along with Shelly Chopra, director of ‘Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga’. 

The ‘Munnabhai’ director, however, had released a statement saying he was "shocked" when the claims were brought to his notice two months ago and denied sexual harassment allegations. 

READ: Sharman Joshi Writes A Post In Support Of Rajkumar Hirani In Light Of Sexual Harassment Allegations, Details Inside

Hirani's name was eventually dropped from the film's promotional material, which is releasing on February 1. It stars Anil Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Rajkumar Rao and Juhi Chawla. (See poster of the movie in July visa-a-vis December 2018)

 

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Published January 30th, 2019 at 12:52 IST

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