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Udaan’s Helen Fonseca Accuses Sai Ballal Of Sexual Harassment; Says He Sent Objectionable Videos!
Udaan actress Helen Fonseca had accused her co-star Sai Ballal of sexual harassment back in 2015. She reveals that Sai Ballal had sent her objectionable videos and texts.
Many women have come out and shared their traumatic ordeal of sexual harassment. Big names have been exposed. Now, television actress Helen Fonseca recounts her horrific experience! Helen reveals that she had accused her Udaan co-star Sai Ballal of sexually harassing her. She adds that he had sent her objectionable videos and texts and her 2015 allegations are yet to meet their conclusive end. She was tired of his advances and complained to the executive producer Gurudev Bhalla's wife for help, who then directed her to Bhalla.
Helen
Fonseca
was
quoted
by
Mid-day
as
saying,
"Gurudev
could
have
spoken
to
both
of
us,
but
he
simply
messaged,
'You
are
adults.
If
you
want
to
pursue
this,
talk
to
the
governing
bodies.'
After
this,
they
(the
makers)
would
give
me
a
call
time
by
evening.
I
would
keep
waiting,
and
then
be
told
later
in
the
night,
'Sorry,
we
are
not
shooting
with
you
today.'
This
went
on
for
four
days."
The actress further added, "Then they started playing dirty with me and started working toward ousting me from the show. They gave my role to another actor. When I questioned it, I was insulted by Bharat Chouksey [creative head] and production head Abhishek Agarwal in front of the cast and crew."
The actress reveals that she simultaneously also reached out to CINTAA (Cine & TV Artistes' Association), which was then headed by Gajendra Chauhan. She had expected them to intervene, but they told her to simply complete her portion. She adds, "After my exit, they continued with Sai for one-and-a-half years."
She had filed for a police complaint against Ballal in July 2015, and it was a non-bailable offense, but he got bail that very day.
The actress added, "The matter is only being dragged. All I want to know is when will I get justice. I had faith in CINTAA. But it's sad that no one even bothered to conduct a meeting. I wrote a letter to the Supreme Court [in August 2017]. I had faith in CINTAA, and my director and producer, I thought they would help me get justice. But it's sad that no one (from CINTAA) even bothered to call us for a meeting."
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