‘He forced himself on me’: Payal Ghosh accuses filmmaker Anurag Kashyap of sexual harassment

Actress Payal Ghosh has accused filmmaker Anurag Kashyap of sexual harassment and has pleaded Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take action against him. Payal took to Twitter to open up against Kashyap on Saturday evening.

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She wrote, “Anurag Kashyap has forced himself on me and extremely badly. @PMOIndia @narendramodi ji, kindly take action and let the country see the demon behind this creative guy. I am aware that it can harm me and my security is at risk. Pls help!”

@anuragkashyap72 has forced himself on me and extremely badly. @PMOIndia @narendramodi ji, kindly take action and let the country see the demon behind this creative guy. I am aware that it can harm me and my security is at risk. Pls help! https://t.co/1q6BYsZpyx

— Payal Ghosh (@iampayalghosh) September 19, 2020

The chairperson of the National Commission for Women, India took notice of the tweet and asked Payal to send a “detailed complaint” and assured the actor that the commission would “look into it.”

You may send me the detailed complaint at chairperson-ncw@nic.in and @NCWIndia will look into it. @iampayalghosh https://t.co/KZzPwkmuwZ

— Rekha Sharma (@sharmarekha) September 19, 2020

In an interview to ANI, Payal had revealed, “He made me feel uncomfortable. I felt bad about it, whatever happened shouldn’t have happened. If someone approaches you for work, it doesn’t mean the person is prepared for anything.”

#WATCH: He made me feel uncomfortable. I felt bad about it, whatever happened shouldn't have happened. If someone approaches you for work,it doesn't mean the person is prepared for anything: Actor Payal Ghosh on her allegation of sexual harassment against Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap pic.twitter.com/rL0C1AHZNe

— ANI (@ANI) September 20, 2020