‘Aashiq Banaya Aapne’ actress Tanushree Dutta breaks down in video, alleges harassment at home
Actress Tanushree Dutta, whose complaint against actor Nana Patekar started the #MeToo movement in India, has put out an emotional social media post alleging that she has been harassed in her home for seven years and calling for someone to help her “before it’s too late”.
In a series of posts on Instagram on Tuesday night, the actor said she has been harassed so much that she has fallen sick.
Dutta, who alleged that the harassment has been “going on since 2018 #metoo”, said she had to call the cops and they have asked her to register a “proper complaint”.
“Please someone help me! Do something before it’s too late,” a crying Dutta captioned her video on her Instagram.
“Guys, I am being harassed in my own home. I am being troubled in my own house. I just called the cops and they have asked me to come to the police station to lodge a proper complaint… I will probably go tomorrow or day after,” the distressed actress said.
Declaring that she was unwell and been unable to work, Dutta said her house is messy and she can’t hire maids.
“I have had terrible experience with maids who come in and steal and do other things. People bang the door of my house. I am being troubled, please help me,” Dutta said in the video without naming any one.
The actress, 41, known for her role in movies “Aashiq Banaya Aapne”, “Chocolate” and “Dhol”, said she has dealt with loud noises and “other very loud banging noises above her roof and outside her door almost every day at odd hours since 2020!”
“I got tired of complaining to the building management and gave up a few years ago. Now I just live with it and put headphones with Hindu mantras to distract my mind and keep my sanity,” the actress said.
In 2018, the actress had accused Patekar and three others of harassing and misbehaving with her in 2008 when she was shooting a song on the sets of the film “Horn Ok Pleasss”.
After she came out with her allegation, a number of women came forward with their stories of harassment and sexual abuse with many naming and shaming their alleged abusers.
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