Anurag
Kashyap
received
support
from
many
of
his
colleagues
such
Taapsee
Pannu,
Guneet
Monga,
Anupriya
Goenka,
Hansal
Mehta
and
others,
including
his
ex-wives
Kalki
Koechlin
and
Aarti
Bajaj,
after
actress
Payal
Ghosh
made
sexual
harassment
allegations
against
him.
Those
who
have
taken
a
stand
for
the
filmmaker
are
of
the
opinion
that
the
allegations
are
false
in
nature,
and
that
the
MeToo
Movement's
sanctity
needs
to
be
protected
for
all
the
work
it
has
done
in
the
past
few
years.
All
of
them
have
vouched
for
the
character
of
Anurag
from
their
own
experiences,
and
have
proclaimed
that
he
is
a
feminist
to
the
core.
Anupriya
Goenka,
who
had
tweeted
in
support
of
Anurag
when
the
allegations
were
made,
opened
up
on
why
she
felt
the
need
to
do
so.
"I've
great
respect
for
Anurag,
both
as
a
director
and
a
human
being.
He
advocates
human
rights,
talks
against
fascism,
supports
the
idea
of
women
having
agency
and
choice,
and
it
all
reflects
in
his
work
and
his
everyday
functioning
as
well.
Strong,
super
talented
and
fiercely
outspoken
women
(who've
worked
with
him
and
are
'outsiders'
as
well)
have
come
out
in
his
support.
That
must
stand
for
something," she
was
quoted
as
saying
by
Hindustan
Times.
Anupriya
had
collaborated
with
Anurag
for
the
web
series
Sacred
Games.
She
continued,
"False
accusations
will
derail
and
discredit
the
movement.
I
hope
we
don't
let
it
wither
away.
I
totally
stand
with
Anurag
Kashyap.
He
has
been
so
courageously
and
unflinchingly
vocal
about
so
many
human
issues,
risking
his
personal
interests
and
safety
even.
He,
in
fact,
empowers
the
women
around
him."
Anupriya
drew
attention
to
the
fact
that
amidst
the
din
of
name-calling
and
blame
game
going
on
in
the
film
industry
right
now,
many
important
issues
are
being
ignored.
"There
are
so
many
pertinent
issues
such
as
the
farmers'
bills,
growing
unemployment,
rise
in
domestic
abuse,
doctors'
deaths,
Covid
rise,
floods...
Instead
of
talking
about
the
real
issues,
we're
focusing
on
a
few
already
thriving
individuals,
their
habits,
WhatsApp
chats,
airport
transfers,
etc.," she
said.