Sonam
Kapoor
breaks
silence
on
Rajkumar
Hirani
controversy
|
FilmiBeat
Director
Rajkumar
Hirani
was
the
latest
one
to
be
called
out
in
the
MeToo
Movement
when
a
female
crew
member
from
the
team
of
'Sanju' made
allegations
about
him
for
sexually
harassing
her
more
than
once
while
working
on
the
film.
The
allegations
sent
shock
waves
across
the
Hindi
film
industry
with
some
expressing
their
shock
and
disbelief,
and
many
coming
out
in
open
support
of
the
director.
Sonam
Kapoor,
who
has
been
promoting
her
upcoming
film
Ek
Ladko
Ko
Dekha
Toh
Aisa
Laga,
had
this
to
say
about
the
allegations
against
Hirani.
Read
up!
"I
Have
Known
Hirani
For
Many
Years
And
I
Respect
Him
As
A
Filmmaker
And
A
Man"
Raju
Hirani's
name
was
dropped
from
the
credits
of
the
movie
Ek
Ladki
Ko
Dekha
Toh
Aisa
Laga
as
its
producer
because
of
the
allegations.
During
a
media
interaction
while
promoting
the
film,
Sonam
was
asked
what
she
thought
about
the
allegations
against
Hirani
and
she
said,
"In
the
Me
Too
movement,
I
always
believe
a
woman.
But
in
this
case,
we
need
to
reserve
our
judgment.
Two
things
here
-
one
the
film
is
as
important
as
the
movement
and
second,
I
have
known
Hirani
for
many
years
and
I
respect
him
as
a
filmmaker
and
a
man.
She
Will
Talk
More
About
It
Once
The
Movie
Is
Released
Sonam
further
added
that
she
would
talk
more
about
the
case
when
the
movie
is
released.
She
said,
"I
will
talk
about
it
at
length
when
the
movie
is
released.
But
what
if
it's
(allegations)
aren't
true,
the
movement
will
get
derailed."
Taking
Tanushree
Dutta's
Example
Taking
the
example
of
Tanushree
Dutta's
MeToo
allegations
she
said,
"In
Tanushree's
case,
there
was
proper
research
done
and
many
people
came
forward
and
you
know
where
this
is
coming
from." In
2018,
Tanushree
set
the
MeToo
Movement
rolling
in
India
when
she
restated
her
allegations
against
Nana
Patekar
for
sexually
harassing
her
in
2008
on
the
sets
of
the
film
Horn
Ok
Pleassss.
This
Is
The
Statement
Raju
Hirani
Had
Made
On
The
Allegations
"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
legal
body.
The
complainant
has
chosen
to
go
to
the
media
instead.
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."