‘Anurag Kashyap made me feel uncomfortable’, actor Payal Ghosh says in new statement

Actor Payal Ghosh, who accused filmmaker Anurag Kashyap of sexually harassing her in 2015, said on Sunday that her had made her feel uncomfortable when she went to meet him for the second time, news agency ANI reported quoting her.

“The first day I went to meet him (Anurag Kashyap) in his house, he was really nice to me. I was very much impressed. However, the second time I went there, things did not turn out to be as pleasant for me, about which we are talking today,” she told ANI.

“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,” she added.

On Saturday, the 30-year-old actor tweeted, “@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. Please help!”

However, Kashyap denied all the charges in a series of tweets. “Wow. It took you so long in the attempt to silence me. It’s ok. In the attempt to silence me, you dragged several other women despite being a woman yourself. Be a little modest madam. I will just say that all your allegations are baseless,” the ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ director said in a tweet.

The National Commission for Women, on the other hand, is looking into the case. “Last night I saw a tweet from Payal Ghosh where she alleged that Anurag Kashyap sexually harassed her in 2015. In its reply, I said that she has to send me a complaint after which we’ll look into the matter and will take it up with police,” NCW Chairperson  Rekha Sharma was quoted by ANI, as saying.