Richa Chadha to take legal action after being “falsely dragged” into the Anurag Kashyap-Payal Ghosh controversy

Richa Chadha shared this photo (courtesy of therichachadha)

New Delhi:

Actress Richa Chadha has issued a statement made on behalf of her attorney after being named in a controversy that erupted over the weekend over alleged sexual harassment by filmmaker Anurag Kashyap. The statement says that Ms Chadha “condemns the fact that her name is unnecessarily and falsely dragged in a derogatory manner into controversies and accusations recently raised by third parties” and that she will take legal action. Anurag Kashyap has been accused of sexual misconduct by actress Payal Ghosh, who told ABN Telugu that Kashyap claimed that Richa Chadha and others were “just a phone call away”; in response, Ghosh told Anurag Kashyap You’ve given Richa Chadha a chance: Mahie Gill, Huma Qureshi … they are such nominal looking girls. Directors generally don’t give them a chance, but you’ve done a great job. But I am not mentally ready for this at the moment, “she told ABN Telugu.

Richa Chadha’s response to Payal Ghosh’s claim is this attorney’s statement: “Our client, ‘Ms. Richa Chadha’, condemns the fact that her name is unnecessarily and falsely dragged in a derogatory manner into controversies and accusations recently made by Third parties.Although our client believes that genuinely aggrieved women should obtain justice at all costs, there are laws that aim to ensure that women have the same position in their workplace and to ensure that they have a friendly workplace where they her dignity and self-esteem is protected. No woman should abuse her freedoms to harass other women with false or unfounded, unfounded or non-existent accusations. Our client has taken appropriate legal action and will continue to exercise her legal rights and legal remedies provided to her advise in your best interest. “

Anurag Kashyap cast Richa Chadha for her breakout role as Nagma Khatoon in her two-part crime drama Gangs of Wasseypur in 2012. Huma Qureshi debuted in the same project; Mahie Gill starred in the acclaimed 2009 Mr Kashyap film Dev D.

Read Richa Chadha’s full statement here:

Anurag Kashyap has vigorously denied Payal Ghosh’s allegations and has also released a lawyer’s statement: “‘My client, Anurag Kashyap, has been deeply hurt by the false allegations of sexual misconduct that have recently emerged against him. These accusations They are completely false, malicious and dishonest. It is sad that a social movement as important as the #metoo movement has been co-opted by vested interests and reduced to a mere tool for character assassination. Fictitious allegations of this nature seriously undermine the movement and they seek to deal unscrupulously with the pain and trauma of actual victims of sexual harassment and abuse. My client has been informed of his legal rights and remedies and intends to pursue them to the fullest extent possible. “

Actress Kangana Ranaut, who tweeted in support of Payal Ghosh, commented offensively about Anurag Kashyap’s failed marriages. In response, Kashyap’s former partners, Aarti Bajaj (divorced in 2009) and Kalki Koechlin (divorced in 2015), jumped to her defense. “Don’t let this social media circus get to you,” Kalki wrote as Aarti Bajaj shared, “Keep empowering women like you.”