Here Is How Bollywood Has Reacted To Charges Of Sexual Assault Against Rajkumar Hirani

The country stifled a gasp of shock when Rajkumar Hirani’s name came up in the #metoo movement. An assistant director who has worked with Hirani has alleged that the filmmaker had assaulted her.

with hits like Munnabhai series, 3 Idiots, PK and more recently Sanju, Hirani is not only the most successful filmmaker of Bollywood but also a person who is deeply loved and revered by the industry. As a result, many of his colleagues have expressed their shock about the whole episode. Here is how Bollywood has reacted to charges of sexual assault against Rajkumar Hirani

Dia Mirza

“As someone who has known and respects Raju Sir for 15 years, I can only hope that a due official inquiry is conducted. He is one of the most decent human beings I have ever worked with and I think it would be grossly unjust on my part to speak on this as I do not know the details.”

Sharman Joshi

“Raju Sir, is a man of immense integrity, character, honor, compassion, and truthfulness, all the virtues one would imagine are non-existent in people today, someone I am absolutely inspired by and have learned from and because of whom I believe I have gone onto being a better person. All I want to say is that this too shall pass and I can imagine how demeaning it might be to even stand up for yourself in a situation such as this.”

Arshad Warsi

“If you talk to me about Raju Hirani as a person, as a personality and how he is, I think he is a wonderful person and a thorough gentleman. So, for me, it’s a shocker as it is for everybody else who has heard this news.”

Amardeep Jha

“I’m shocked. I cannot even believe this. He was a man whom I used to look up to. On the sets, he used to be like a walking angel. After hearing the news, I have lost my mental peace. This is something that will be running in my head for so long.”

Vinta Nanda

“The latest on #MeToo is so disturbing. Who is it that women can trust? Can’t deal with these words anymore – “At the outset, our client states that the allegations made against him are false, mischievous, scandalous, motivated and defamatory.”

Boney Kapoor

“Rajkumar Hirani is too good a man to do something like this. I don’t believe this allegation. He can never do something like this.”