MUMBAI: A day after Tanushree Dutta criticised Ajay Devgn for continuing to work with Alok Nath in “De De Pyaar De”, the Bollywood actor has clarified that he could not have taken the decision alone to reshoot the film.
Tanushree had said that it was possible to reshoot Nath’s scenes after the allegations against him were made public, “but no, they had to keep the alleged rapist in their film and rub it on not only (accuser Vinta Nanda’s) but on all our faces”.
She also accused Ajay of supporting Nath in making “a comeback to Bollywood”.
The veteran actor has been accused of rape and sexual harassment by writer Vinta Nanda. A case was filed against him and he has been granted anticipatory bail.
In response, Ajay released a statement on Thursday, reaffirming his support to #MeToo movement.
“When the entire #MeToo Movement happened, I along with many of my film industry colleagues categorically expressed that I respect every single woman at the work place and I would not stand for any unfairness or atrocity against them. Nothing about my stand has changed,” he said.
The actor, however, clarified that “De De Pyaar De” had completed its shooting when the allegations against Nath came out in the public domain. He said everybody in the cast had moved on to other projects and therefore it would have been impossible to arrange reshoots for the film. (AGENCIES)
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