Ajay Devgn reacts to Tanushree Dutta's open letter against #MeToo accused Alok Nath

Ajay Devgn has clarified his stand on working with Alok Nath, after Tanushree Dutta criticised him for continuing to work with the #MeToo accused in De De Pyaar De

By PTI
Published: April 18, 2019 8:58 PM IST

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 re-shoot the film. Also Read - Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar in trouble over gutka ads; centre issues notice

Tanushree had said that it was possible to re-shoot 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 Devgn 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. Also Read - Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 11 star Tanishaa Mukerji recalls slipping into coma while shooting for her film; says 'My mom thought I died...'

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Stuff I like..Nature and Dhyan!! Maybe this year my personal mission should be to go out in nature cycling or walking and meditating out there instead of indoors as often as I can.#awesome

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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. Also Read - Singham Again: Ajay Devgn injured on sets of Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone movie; check deets

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. "The portions with Mr. Alok Nath were canned by August in Manali. The said portions were shot over 40 days across various sets and an outdoor location with a combination of over 10 actors. By the time the allegations came out (in October 2018) the actors in the film including me had already started work on other films," Ajay said.

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ByPTI
Published: April 18, 2019 8:58 PM IST