#Metoo: Arshad Warsi On Rajkumar Hirani: I Find It Wrong To Condemn Somebody Without Proper Proof
Arshad Warsi said on Tuesday he lauded the #MeToo movement but also believed that it would be wrong to condemn long-time collaborator and director Hirani without any proof.
As
the
father
of
a
young
daughter,
actor
Arshad
Warsi
said
on
Tuesday
he
lauded
the
#MeToo
movement
but
also
believed
that
it
would
be
wrong
to
condemn
long-time
collaborator
and
director
Hirani
without
any
proof.
Hirani
is
the
latest
name
to
be
called
out
for
sexual
harassment
with
a
woman
'assistant'
alleging
in
an
article
in
HuffPost
India
that
he
sexually
abused
her
more
than
once
between
March
and
September
2018
while
working
on
Sanju.
Describing
him
as
a
'polite,
nice
and
correct'
person,
Warsi,
who
worked
with
Hirani
in
the
"Munna
Bhai" series,
said
he
was
shocked
by
the
allegations
and
found
it
hard
to
believe
them.
"I
find
it
wrong
to
condemn
somebody
without
proper
proof
or
investigation.
I
would
like
to
know
the
credibility
of
the
accusation.
Till
all
that
is
clear,
I
feel
it
is
not
right
to
accuse
someone.
I
believe
in
innocent
until
proven
guilty,
not
the
other
way
around.
Unfortunately,
we
just
jump
to
conclusions,"
Warsi
told
PTI.
He
said
he
came
to
know
Hirani
well
during
their
many
years
of
association
and
had
never
felt
for
a
second
that
he
was
a
"bad
person".
"He
is
a
wonderful
person.
He
is
a
very
polite,
nice
and
correct
person.
So
it
gets
very
hard
for
me
to
believe
something
like
that
and
I
am
not
the
only
one.
Everybody
is
shocked.
It
is
hard
to
believe,"
Warsi
added.
The
actor,
who
gained
popularity
as
Circuit,
a
goofy,
lovable
and
loyal
sidekick
to
Munna
Bhai
in
the
Hirani
directed
comedy
series,
said
he
also
speaks
as
the
father
of
a
daughter
and
believes
that
the
#MeToo
movement,
which
has
swept
showbiz
and
other
industries,
is
a
good
thing.
"Yes,
it
is
good.
It
should
be
happening.
I
have
a
daughter
and
I
know
that
sooner
or
later
she
is
going
to
work.
I
am
going
to
be
constantly
worried
about
which
guy
is
going
to
mess
with
her,
which
boss
is
going
to
harass
her.
I
will
be
ready
to
beat
him.
"But
after
this
(movement),
my
headache
would
be
50
per
cent
less.
Whoever
it
is
will
think
twice
before
messing
up.
But
there
are
pros
and
cons
to
it.
I
think
one
should
look
at
the
credibility
of
the
person
also,"
he
added.
The
actor
said
it
is
easier
to
believe
an
accusation
if
you
know
the
person
has
been
bad
or
has
a
reputation.
Hirani,
he
said,
has
always
been
known
as
a
"thorough
gentleman".
"If
you
talk
about
a
person
who
is
known
for
their
bad
character,
you
will
say,
'Yeah,
sure',
it
was
expected
to
come
out
sooner
or
later.
But
not
him
(Hirani).
Therefore,
it
is
hard
for
me
to
accept
or
deny
anything
till
I
know
what
the
truth
is,"
the
actor
said,
adding
that
he
has
not
seen
any
email
exchange
between
the
complainant
and
Hirani
so
it
would
be
wrong
to
"already
convict
a
person".
"Maybe
she
is
telling
the
truth.
You
don't
know
so
to
jump
to
conclusion
is
not
fair.
What
if,
what
we
have
jumped
to
conclusion
for
is
not
right.
That's
my
problem
because
you
would
have
ruined
a
proper
man's
reputation
for
the
rest
of
his
life."
Asked
about
the
fate
of
Munna
Bhai
3,
Warsi
said
nothing
can
be
said
until
Hirani
completes
the
script.
But
given
the
current
scenario,
everything
is
up
in
the
air,
said
the
actor,
who
was
in
the
capital
to
promote
his
upcoming
film,
Fraud
Saiyyan,
which
releases
Friday.