A
few
weeks
ago,
actress
Payal
Ghosh,
in
an
interview
with
a
news
channel,
levelled
sexual
misconduct
allegations
against
filmmaker
Anurag
Kashyap.
In
that
context,
she
even
dragged
the
names
of
actresses
Richa
Chadha,
Huma
Qureshi
and
Mahi
Gill
in
a
derogatory
manner.
In
turn,
Richa
sued
the
actress
and
for
defamation,
and
has
sought
monetary
compensation
and
an
apology.
In
a
recent
interaction
with
journalist
Barkha
Dutt,
Richa
opened
up
about
the
controversy
and
revealed
why
she
is
having
such
a
'cautious'
approach
in
talking
about
Anurag
Kashyap,
unlike
many
others
who
have
worked
with
him
in
the
past.
Richa
Chadha
Says
She
Had
Very
Limited
Interaction
With
Anurag
Kashyap
The
actress
told
Barkha
Dutt,
"I
have
done
one
film
with
him,
in
2010-11,
which
was
Gangs
of
Wasseypur,
which
went
on
to
become
a
cult
film.
When
he
produced
films
I
was
in,
like
Masaan,
etc,
I
had
very,
very
limited
interaction
with
him."
'I
Can
Count
On
My
Fingers
The
Number
Of
Times
I
Have
Met
Anurag,'
Says
Richa
She
further
continued,
" I
don't
really
hang
out
with
him,
I
haven't.
In
the
past
decade
I've
met
him...
I
can
count
on
my
fingers
the
number
of
times
I've
met
him,
mostly
at
screenings."
Richa
Chadha
Suggests
That
She
Has
Been
Advised
Not
To
Comment
On
Anurag
Kashyap
Suggesting
that
she
has
been
advised
not
to
comment
on
Kashyap,
the
actress
said,
"I'm
not
an
advocate
for
Mr
Kashyap.
He
has
a
very
sound
legal
team,
he
can
defend
himself."
Richa
Chadha
On
Why
She
Isn't
Going
Out
Of
Her
Way
To
Defend
Anurag
Kashyap
"A
lot
of
people
have
offered
their
support
to
him,
and
yes
to
an
extent,
it
is
legal
advice.
They
were
out
to
make
me
a
party,
as
a
criminal
conspirator
in
this
case
against
him.
So
I
am
following
legal
advice
and
not
going
out
of
my
way
and
defending
him.
He
can
defend
himself," Richa
told
Barkha
Dutt.
Earlier,
Richa
Chadha
had
slammed
Payal
Ghosh
for
mentioning
her
name
in
her
allegations
against
Anurag
Kashyap.
Her
lawyer
had
released
a
statement
that
read,
"Our
Client
Ms.
Richa
Chadha,
condemns
the
act
of
her
name
being
unnecessarily
and
falsely
dragged
in
a
derogatory
manner
into
controversies
and
allegations
being
recently
raised
by
third
parties.
Though
our
Client
believes
that
genuinely
wronged
women
should
get
justice
at
all
costs,
there
are
legislations
that
are
intended
to
ensure
that
women
have
an
equal
standing
in
their
workplace
and
to
ensure
that
they
have
a
cordial
workplace
in
which
their
dignity
and
self-respect
is
protected."