Just
when
everyone
thought
that
the
#MeToo
movement
in
Bollywood
left
steam
after
Tanushree
Dutta
returned
back
to
US,
critically-acclaimed
filmmaker
Rajkumar
Hirani
was
called
out
for
allegedly
sexually
harassing
one
of
the
female
assistant
directors
who
worked
with
him
on
Ranbir
Kapoor
starrer
Sanju.
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Dia
Mirza
who
starred
in
Sanju
has
reacted
to
these
sexual
assault
allegations
against
the
director.
While
speaking
to
Pinkvilla,
the
actress
said,
"I
am
deeply
distressed
by
this
news.
As
someone
who
has
known
and
respect
Raju
Sir
for
15
years,
I
can
only
hope
that
a
due
official
enquiry
is
conducted.
He
is
one
of
the
most
decent
human
beings
I
have
ever
worked
with
and
I
think
it
would
be
grossly
unjust
on
my
part
to
speak
on
this
as
I
do
not
know
the
details."
In
an
article
published
by
HuffPost
India,
the
woman
alleged
that
Rajkumar
Hirani
sexually
abused
her
more
than
once
between
March
and
September
2018.
Fimmaker
Vinta
Nanda
too
reacted
to
the
sexual
assault
allegations
levelled
against
the
'Sanju'
director
and
wrote
on
Twitter,
"The
latest
on
#MeToo
is
so
disturbing.
Who
is
it
that
women
can
trust?
Can't
deal
with
these
words
anymore-
"At
the
outset,
our
client
states
that
the
allegations
made
against
him
are
false,
mischievous,
scandalous,
motivated
and
defamatory."
Meanwhile,
director
Rajkumar
Hirani
had
issued
an
official
statement
denying
all
the
allegations
made
against
him.
His
statement
read,
"I
was
completely
shocked
when
these
allegations
were
brought
to
my
notice
about
two
months
back.
I
had
suggested
immediately
that
it
is
essential
to
take
this
matter
to
any
committee
or
any
legal
body.
The
complainant
has
chosen
to
go
to
the
media
instead."
He
further
wrote,
I
want
to
very
strongly
state
that
this
is
a
false
malicious
and
mischievous
story
being
spread
with
the
sole
intention
of
destroying
my
reputation."