“He tried to force himself on me”

Actress Shilpa Shinde, who is currently a contestant on Khatron Ke Khiladi, while speaking to News18, alleged that she was sexually harassed by a Hindi filmmaker early in her career. Talking about the incident, the Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai! star wrote, “It was during my difficult time, around 1998-99. I can't name names but they told me, 'Aap yeh kapde pehno aur yeh scene karo' (wear this clothes and shoot this scene). I didn't wear that clothes. In the scene, he told me he was my boss and I had to seduce him. I was very innocent then, so I was shooting the scene. That person tried to force himself on me and I was so scared. I pushed him away and ran out. The security personnel noticed what had happened and asked me to leave immediately. They thought I was making a scene and calling for help,” she said.

The former Bigg Boss winner did not want to reveal the name of the producer. “He was from the Hindi film industry. I agreed to do the scene because he was also an actor,” she said, adding, “I am not lying but I cannot take his name. His children are probably a little younger than me and if I mention his name, they will also suffer.”

“After a few years, I met him again and he spoke to me kindly. He didn't recognize me and even offered me a film role. I refused. He still doesn't remember me,” the actress added.

Besides Shilpa Shinde, Shalin Bhanot, Abhishek Kumar, Krishna Shroff, Gashmeer Mahajani, Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia, Niyati Fatnani, Karan Veer Mehra, Aditi Sharma, Aashish Mehrotra and Sumona Chakravarti are still in the race to fight for the title of Khatron Ke Khiladi 14. Earlier, Asim Riaz was asked to leave the show after misbehaving with the host Rohit Shetty. His rude behaviour was also condemned by his industry colleagues.