Updated October 18th, 2019 at 21:21 IST

Tanushree Dutta desires to work with filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Tanushree Dutta expressed her desire to work with ace Bollywood filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali. She said he is the one director she admires the most.

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Bollywood actress Tanushree Dutta who took a break from her acting career is reportedly planning to return to the industry after a decade. The actress who hogged the limelight following her shocking revelation of being harassed by veteran actor Nana Patekar on the sets of Horn 'Ok' Pleassss, recently spoke about the people she would like to work with following her comeback in Bollywood.

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As per media reports, during a recent interview, Tanushree Dutta expressed her desire to work with ace Bollywood filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali. She reportedly said that she watched the last couple of movies of Sanjay Leela Bhansali and loved them. The actress who is impressed by Bhansali's sensibility and unique approach in his filmmaking, said that he is the one director she admires the most.

However, Tanushree Dutta also expressed her concern over whether Sanjay Leela Bhansali would agree to work with someone like her since she said, 'he works with top stars only'. But the actress did not give up on her dream and said she has very high self-esteem, so she never says never. 

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Further talking about how Bollywood works, Tanushree Dutta said that cracking a role in Bhansali's film wouldn't be easy for her. She said that there is a business angle involved in the film and revealed that sometimes people don’t even get the opportunity to audition for people you really want to work with. 

Tanushree Dutta who has been juggling between India and the US is aware that she has to face a lot of hurdles to get back on track. The actress who has been off-the-screen for quite a while now also talked about how she won't even have a management team in place to manage projects. She said she is looking forward to better roles in films. 

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Tanushree Dutta kickstarts #MeToo campaign

Termed as the flag-bearer of the #Metoo movement in the industry, Tanushree Dutta encouraged several women in the film industry to call out their offenders. The campaign took Bollywood by storm and several renowned celebs like Vikas Bahl, Alok Nath, and Sajid Khan were accused of sexual harassment.

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Published October 18th, 2019 at 14:31 IST