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“Nawazuddin Siddiqui could have stopped my trauma, but he just looked on” – Chitrangda Singh

en Bollywood News “Nawazuddin Siddiqui could have stopped my trauma, but he just looked on” – Chitrangda Singh

For Chitrangda Singh, the wounds of the horrific incident that occurred on the sets of Kushan Nandy’s Babumoshai Bandookbaaz in 2016 are still raw and hurting. For those who came in late, Chitrangda was asked to do a vulgar love-making sequence with the film’s leading man Nawazuddin Siddiqui. When she protested, she was taunted, jeered, admonished until she had to leave.

“Nawazuddin Siddiqui could have stopped my trauma, but he just looked on” – Chitrangda Singh

“Nawazuddin Siddiqui could have stopped my trauma, but he just looked on” – Chitrangda Singh

Recalling the ghastly episode, Chitrangda says, “I’d like nothing better than to forget about it. But, the incident refuses to go away. I had spoken about it when it happened two years ago. But, I was declared ‘troublesome’ and ‘moody’ and made to pack my bags. They found a replacement for me overnight (Bidita Bag) who went around saying how lucky she was to get such a role.”

Chitrangda feels, unless women in the film industry come together to protest against exploitation, it won’t stop. “How can men take our voices of dissent seriously when another actress walks right into a role after one actress says she’s been harassed? It is true that women are the worst enemies of their own kind. Even when I was being harassed on the sets of Babumoshai Bandookbaaz, the film’s lady producer was there making things worse for me.”

For the record, Chitrangda Singh was asked to take off her saree get on top of her hero and rub herself. “I pleaded that this was not in my comfort zone. I said I was wearing only a petticoat underneath the saree. The director told me not to fuss and just do what was required. I was intimidated bullied and threatened into doing it. Some crew members were mortified. But, Nawaz just sat there waiting for the storm to blow over,” recalls Chitrangda.

After the harassment and bullying, Chitrangda Singh retired into her van to weep. A little later she recalls director Kushan Nandy paying her a visit. “He didn’t ask me if I was okay. He just asked, ‘Are you doing the scene?’ I said no. He left. Nawaz could’ve taken a stand against my harassment. He didn’t. When empowered men in the film industry do not take a stand, the harassers feel encouraged.”

Also Read: INSIDE SCOOP: Chitrangda Singh BROKE DOWN after seeing her slashed role in Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3?


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