'I
Was
Completely
Shocked'
Rajkumar
Hirani
issued
an
official
statement
that
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."
The
Filmmaker
Refuted
The
Allegations
"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,"
his
statement
further
read.
For
The
Uninitiated
A
Huffington
report
stated
that
the
woman
in
her
first
email
dated
November
3,
2018,
had
mentioned
that
Hirani
first
made
a
sexually
suggestive
remark
to
her
on
April
9,
2018
and
she
was
sexually
assaulted
at
his
home-cum-office
thereafter.
In
an
email
to
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra
and
others,
she
wrote,
"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
also
added,
"My
mind,
body
and
heart
were
grossly
violated
that
night
and
for
the
next
6
months."
The
Complainant
Alleged
That
She
Was
Intimated
By
Hirani
The
complainant
was
further
quoted
as
saying,
"I
had
no
choice
but
to
be
polite
to
him,It
was
unbearable
but
the
reason
I
endured
it
all,
until
I
couldn't,
was
because
I
didn't
want
my
job
to
be
taken
away
from
me,
and
work
to
be
questioned.
Ever.
I
was
worried
that
if
I
left
midway,
it
would
be
impossible
to
find
another
job
in
this
industry
if
he
were
to
speak
badly
about
my
work,
Because
if
Hirani
said
I
wasn't
good,
everybody
would
listen.
My
future
would
be
in
jeopardy."
Was
This
The
Reason
Why
Hirani's
Name
Is
Missing
From
The
New
Posters
Of
'Ek
Ladki
Ko
Dekha
Toh
Aisa
Laga'?
The
new
posters
of
this
Sonam
Kapoor-Anil
Kapoor
starrer
solely
credit
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra
as
the
co-producer. Reportedly,
Chopra's
wife
Anupama
did
not
respond
on
being
quizzed
about
why
Hirani's
name
was
dropped
from
the
credits.
Munna
Bhai
3
On
Hold
Till
Hirani
Gets
A
Clean
Chit?
A
Mid-day
report
quoted
a
source
as
saying,
"In
a
meeting
in
late
December,
it
was
decided
that
Fox
would
pull
the
plug
on
Munna
Bhai
3
if
Hirani
was
found
guilty.
The
studio
stands
in
solidarity
with
the
survivor.
VVC
Films
too
has
taken
the
matter
seriously,
and
dropped
Hirani's
name
from
the
promotional
material
of
Ek
Ladki
Ko
Dekha
Toh
Aisa
Laga."
The
Decision
Will
Be
Taken
After
An
Investigation
The
source
further
added,
"An
ICC
set
up
by
VVC
Films
will
investigate
the
matter.
Munna
Bhai
3,
however,
by
default,
is
on
hold
till
Hirani
gets
a
clean
chit."