#MeToo: Rajkumar Hirani Accused Of Sexual Assault; Details Inside
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oi-Roktim Rajpal
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Rajkumar
Hirani
is
one
of
the
most
prominent
directors
in
Bollywood
today.
He
has
carved
a
niche
for
himself
in
the
industry
because
of
his
family-friendly
movies
and
compelling
style
of
storytelling.
Now,
he
is
in
the
limelight
for
a
shocking
reason.
In
an
unexpected
development,
a
woman
has
accused
the
PK
film-maker
of
'sexually
abusing' her
on
more
than
one
occasion
between
March
2018
and
September
2018.During
this
time,
Hirani
was
working
on
Sanju.
In
a
mail
dated
November
3,
2018,
the
complainant
has
claimed
that
she
felt
helpless
during
that
time
as
Hirani
had
'absolute
power'
over
her.
She
also
added
that
she
had
asked
him
not
to
do
so
on
many
occasions.
Recalling
an
incident
that
occurred
on
April
9,
2018,
she
said
that
Hirani
made
sexually
coloured
remarks
and
assaulted
her.
"I
remember
forming
these
words
on
my
lips
-
"Sir.
This
is
wrong...Because
of
this
power
structure.
You
being
the
absolute
power
and
me
being
a
mere
assistant,
a
nobody
-
I
will
never
be
able
to
express
myself
to
you," she
wrote
in
the
email.
She
added
that,
prior
to
the
incident;
she
had
considered
him
to
be
a
father-figure.
Incidentally,
the
noted
producer
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra
and
his
wife
Anupama
Chopra
too
are
marked
on
the
mail.
Replying
to
these
allegations,
Hirani's
lawyer
said
that
the
claims
are
'false,
mischievous,
scandalous,
motivated
and
defamatory'.