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Karan Johar's Dharma Productions issues statement after 'Homebound' cinematographer accused of sexual harassment: 'His engagement with us has been...'
A cinematographer, known for working on Vikramaditya Motwane's 'Jubilee' series and recently on Neeraj Ghaywan's 'Homebound', is at the centre of a major controversy over his alleged inappropriate behaviour.
Accusations against cinematographer Pratik Shah surfaced on social media two days ago. Shah, who has deleted his Instagram account in the wake of the controversy, was unavailable when reached out for a comment.
In response to the allegations, filmmaker Karan Johar's banner Dharma Production, which produced 'Homebound', said Shah was a freelancer on the project and worked on it for a limited period of time.
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Their statement said, 'Mr. Pratik Shah was a freelancer on the project Homebound and was working on it for a limited period. His engagement with us has been completed. During this limited period, our internal committee for POSH didn't receive any complaints against him from any cast or crew on our film Homebound.'
A filmmaker by the name of Abhinav Singh made the allegations and revealed some bone-chilling details about Shah. He said, 'Not a single man messaged to ask what happened, to listen, or to offer support. That silence is loud.'
Singh added, 'Use your privilege to listen — really listen. Use your platform to ask difficult questions. Call out behaviour even when it's inconvenient. Do it not just for your mothers, daughters, and sisters — do it for your friends, colleagues, and peers. Being a man is not about 'being able to get it up.' Being a man — being human — is about showing up.'
Filmmaker and writer Srishti Riya Jain shared a series of posts on her Instagram and said, 'He been on the prowl for the past four years.'
'To everyone pretending to act shocked, scandalised, and suddenly awoken from their slumber… THIS man worked on one of the 'most empathetic' films of the year — or so the interviews at Cannes claimed,' she wrote.
With added inputs from agencies
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