Hansal Mehta Pained By Me Too Allegations Against Anurag Kashyap, Questions The Timing Asks, 'Is This A Witch-Hunt Again?'
Hansal Mehta Pained By Me Too Allegations Against Anurag
Updated : September 20, 2020 04:21 PM ISTA perturbed Hansal Mehta took to Twitter after his friend of many years Anurag Kashyap on Saturday even was accused in the Me Too movement of sexually harassing an actress who approached him for work. As these allegations yet again stirred the conversations sounding the Me Too movement in India many of the filmmaker's acquaintances vouched that the filmmaker was innocent and even claimed that in this case the Me Too movement has been misused for ulterior motives.
The City Lights filmmaker in a long thread penned his thoughts and said he’s known Anurag since 1996 and they may never have agreed on many matters but he never saw him being someone who can sexually harass someone.
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >1/ i've known @anuragkashyap72 since 1996. he was always rebellious. he was always outspoken. he was always passionate about cinema and his friendships. he had a point of view and i often disagreed with it. that did not change our relationship. in 24 years nothing has changed.
— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) September 20, 2020
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >3/ but sexual harasser is something i dont want to believe about him. as I write this I'm pained, troubled and full of questions. for one the timing of leveling these accusations. then the tagging of our hon'ble PM.
— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) September 20, 2020
Hansal did express his timing at which these accusations have been leveled on Kashyap stating how the filmmaker has recently been vocal about the various other controversies that have engulfed Bollywood. He wondered if this is another ‘witch hunt’ or the oppression of another artist with a dissenting opinion but added that the picture being painted didn’t seem like the Anurag he knows.
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >5/ is this a witch-hunt yet again? are they trying to shut up an artist with a dissenting opinion? where are we headed? and then after hearing the accusation - can this even be anurag? it is definitely not the anurag I know. but...
— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) September 20, 2020
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >7/ for their sake and for the sake of punishing every sexual predator out there i hope truth prevails above all other petty agenda and momentary social media gratification. the #metoo movement is way too important. let every victim out there always be heard and justice be done.
— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) September 20, 2020
The filmmaker also pondered over the big repercussions these allegations will have whether they stand to be proven right or wrong. Tagging Anurag in his final tweet he wrote, “@anuragkashyap72 i know you don't need my support, certification or validation. i know you are a tough cookie. but I had to write this nevertheless. this is not a letter of support. this is a plea for truth and for a just outcome. before the rabid tv anchors take over...”
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >9/ @anuragkashyap72 i know you don't need my support, certification or validation. i know you are a tough cookie. but I had to write this nevertheless. this is not a letter of support. this is a plea for truth and for a just outcome. before the rabid tv anchors take over...
— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) September 20, 2020