Casting director Mukesh Chhabra dropped from India Film Project panel

#MeToo movement has brought to light the sexual misconduct of a number of Bollywood celebrities who utilised their position of power to harass newcomers. Be it Nana Patekar or a Sajid Khan each and every one of them are facing the heat for their alleged behaviour. Recently casting directors Mukesh Chhabra and Vicky Sidana too were accused of sexual harassment.

Four aspiring actors came out and narrated their nerve-wracking stories to Mid-Day. One of the victims revealed that Mukesh grabbed her hard and felt her up during an audition in 2015. Chabbra has denied the charges.

My response to the Mid-Day article @mid_day #truthwillalwaysprevail pic.twitter.com/LDRcadAKwx

— Mukesh Chhabra CSA (@CastingChhabra) October 13, 2018

https://www.instagram.com/p/BorpqPUj8Ci/?taken-by=castingchhabra

In the light of the accusations, the director has now been replaced by another film professional from the India Film Project. Tess Joseph, who was the co-panellist for the session at India Film Project announced on social media that she had spoken to the team at India Film Project and that Mukesh Chhabra has been replaced with another film professional. She stated that he will no longer be on the panel and that Team TJC supports and stands by #MeToo.

Check out her tweet here:

I spoke to IFP (India Film Project) this morning.
Mukesh Chhabra has been replaced with another film professional.
He is no longer on the panel.
We at TJC support and stand by #MeToo #TimesUp #BelieveSurvivors @iFilmProject @TJCasting pic.twitter.com/kAqG9rYd5z

— Tess Joseph (@Tesselmania) October 13, 2018

The Me Too movement started with Tanushree Dutta’s allegations against Nana Patekar and has now spread like a Tsunami in Bollywood. Celebs like Nana Patekar, Sajid Khan, Vikas Bahl and many others have been accused of sexual misconduct.

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