Rakhi Sues Tanushree Dutta For Defamation, Seeks '25 Paise' Damages
Bollywood actor Rakhi Sawant on Wednesday filed a 25 paise defamation suit against Tanushree Dutta for allegedly hurting her reputation by making "unwholesome" and "deeply derogatory" statements.
Bollywood
actor
Rakhi
Sawant
on
Wednesday
filed
a
25
paise
defamation
suit
against
Tanushree
Dutta
for
allegedly
hurting
her
reputation
by
making
"unwholesome" and
"deeply
derogatory"
statements.
She
claimed
that
Tanushree
spoke
in
derogatory
fashion
about
her
during
an
interview
with
a
television
channel
where
she
accused
actor
Nana
Patekar
of
sexually
harassing
her
on
a
movie
set
in
2008.
In
her
suit,
filed
at
a
civil
court
in
suburban
Malad,
Sawant
said
she
has
been
part
of
the
film
industry
for
two
decades
and
made
a
"promising
career
and
name
for
herself".
"The
defendant
(Tanushree)
had
an
uncharacteristic,
unstable
and
disappointing
career
in
the
film
industry,
spanning
for
only
five
years.
After
which
she
was
out
of
limelight.
"Upon
her
return
to
limelight,
Tanushree
made
certain
unwholesome
and
deeply
derogative
statements
against
Sawant
due
to
which,
she
(Sawant)
has
incurred
huge
financial
losses
and
has
suffered
a
dent
on
her
reputation,
which
had
taken
years
to
build,"
the
suit
said.
Sawant
also
took
objection
to
a
press
release
issued
by
Tanushree,
where
words
such
as
"uncouth",
"uneducated"
"characterless" and
"classless"
were
allegedly
used
for
her.
She
urged
the
court
to
order
Tanushree
to
pay
her
25
paise
as
damages
for
"maligning
her
reputation"
and
to
tender
an
unconditional
apology
in
"print,
television
and
social
media".
Tanushree
hit
headlines
last
month
when
she
levelled
allegations
of
harassment
against
Patekar
and
others.
She
followed
it
up
by
registering
a
police
complaint
against
him.
Tanushree's
allegations
came
amid
a
raging
#MeToo
movement
in
the
country.
Patekar
denied
the
allegations
and
sent
a
legal
notice
to
Tanushree,
seeking
apology.
The
court
has
not
yet
set
any
date
for
hearing
on
the
suit,
Sawant's
lawyers
said.