Vicky Kaushal's father accused of sexual harassment; he apologizes
What's the story
The sexual harassment allegations in wake of Bollywood's #MeToo movement don't seem to end.
The campaign, which has exposed Vikas Bahl, Alok Nath, Sajid Khan etc, has a new addition now.
Vicky Kaushal's father Sham Kaushal has been accused of sexual misconduct by assistant director Nameeta Prakash.
While the allegations came as a shock, Sham has apologized for the same on social media.
Nameeta's statement
"My story is not vile but needs to be heard"
Nameeta shared her ordeal on social media and said that though her story isn't vile as others, she feels it need to be brought to light.
She said that Sham tried persuading her for a drink during an outdoor shoot in 2006.
"The sound of that was so wrong that I lied to him and told him I don't drink at all," she wrote.
Nameeta's story
Sham tried showing me a porn video: Nameeta
Adding more, Nameeta revealed that while she was adamant about not having a drink, Sham went on to show her a pornographic video.
"He tried to insist and when I stuck my ground, he picked up his phone and suddenly plugged it in front of me with a porn MMS video clip on it," she wrote.
Twitter Post
Nameeta shares her #MeToo story
By Nameeta Parekh. About Shyam Kaushal, Bollywood stunt director. pic.twitter.com/b5bLeALFMF
— Mahima Kukreja 🌱🌈✊🏽 (@AGirlOfHerWords) October 14, 2018
Sham's apology
Sham issues apology after allegations
Post the allegations, Sham issued an apology saying that he never intended to hurt or disrespect anyone.
He said that throughout his career he has tried to be a good human being.
"If I have unintentionally caused any hurt or anguish, I unconditionally apologize to the ladies and to the production houses," Sham added.
Twitter Post
Sham Kaushal's unconditional apology on sexual misconduct allegations
— Sham kaushal (@ShamKaushal) October 15, 2018