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NDTV
3 days ago
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- NDTV
Dharma Productions Issues Statement After Homebound Cinematographer Gets Accused Of Sexual Misconduct
New Delhi: Cinematographer Pratik Shah recently came under the radar when several allegations about his inappropriate behaviour surfaced online. He was accused by filmmaker Abhinav Singh, based on testimonies from over 20 women. Pratik had also asked for nudes or offered to send them, claimed Singh after victims reached out to him via Instagram. Now after a day of such claims being made, Karan Johar's Dharma Productions has issued an official statement to offer a perspective to the several statements making the rounds. What Homebound cinematographer Pratik Shah was accused of abusive, emotional and inappropriate behaviour. A day after the viral accusation was made by Abhinav Singh, the production house has now released an official statement. It reads, "At Dharma Productions we have a zero-tolerance policy against inappropriate behaviour and sexual harassment towards any individual working with us in any capacity, and we treat sexual harassment cases very seriously. 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." The Controversy Pratik Shah has now deactivated his social media account after a severe backlash. Abhinav Singh, who has helmed short films like Sita starring Shriya Pilgaonkar and Amazon Mini TV's Yatri Kripya Dhyan De, featuring Shweta Basu Prasad and Shaheer Sheikh, called Shah incredibly manipulative and abusive. The latter highlighted how he had received several testimonies from women. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a source close to the Indian Women Cinematographers' Collective (IWCC) also highlighted that Pratik Shah had come under scrutiny about four years ago. This took place after a young cinematographer contacted a senior IWCC member to report inappropriate behaviour. The woman shared her story and claimed that after reaching out to Pratik Shah on Instagram for work, their conversation went from one thing to another, and soon he asked for her nude snaps. "The girl panicked and reached out to someone senior, who alerted IWCC. A senior member of IWCC reached out to him on WhatsApp and called him out, warning him that this was not acceptable behaviour. He apologized and said it was a one-off incident that won't happen again. This was the investigation that happened, and it was made known that IWCC was cognizant of his behaviour," the source told THR. Abhinav Singh alleged, that over 20 women had reached out to him, calling Shah a "predator." In A Nutshell Homebound's cinematographer Pratik Shah attended the Cannes 2025 Film Festival this year for the film's screening. He was accused of unacceptable sexual advances made towards women, asking for their nudes and sending unsolicited explicit messages to them. Dharma Productions, who has produced Homebound, issued an official statement stating that they have a zero-tolerance policy towards such behaviour. They also added that their association with the accused was limited as he was a freelancer on the project.
India Today
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- India Today
Homebound cinematographer accused of sexual misconduct. Dharma Productions reacts
Cinematographer Pratik Shah, who has worked in Hindi films including Neeraj Gaywan's 'Homebound' and Vikramaditya Motwane's 'Jubilee' and 'CTRL', has been accused of sexual harassment. Filmmaker Abhinav Singh, who has helmed short films such as 'Sita' and 'Yatri Kripya Dhyan De', levelled these allegations against him after receiving testimonies from nearly 20 the sexual misconduct allegations emerged, the cinematographer deleted his Instagram profile. According to a report on The Hollywood Reporter India, this isn't the first time that Pratik has been in the news for his sexually inappropriate years ago, a young cinematographer got in touch with a senior member in the Indian Women Cinematographers' Collective (IWCC) to file a complaint against him. The woman claimed that Pratik Shah asked for a nude picture when she reached out to him for work on Instagram. A source told the publication, "The girl panicked and reached out to someone senior, who alerted IWCC. A senior member of IWCC reached out to him on WhatsApp and called him out, warning him that this was not acceptable behaviour. He apologised and said it was a one-off incident that won't happen again. This was the investigation that happened, and it was made known that IWCC was cognisant of his behaviour."Abhinav Singh also claimed that he received testimonies from over 20 women, who called him a predator. He also shared their complaints, hiding their identity, where they alleged receiving 'flirtatious' and 'creepy' messages from Shah's most recent work is Dharma Productions' 'Homebound', which had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. A day after the allegations surfaced, Dharma Productions issued a per the report, the statement read, "At Dharma Productions, we have zero tolerance policy against inappropriate behaviour and sexual harassment towards any individual working with us in any capacity, and we treat sexual harassment cases very seriously. 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 and crew on our film Homebound."Pratik Shah hasn't responded to the allegations yet.
NDTV
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Homebound Cinematographer Pratik Shah Accused Of "Inappropriate Behaviour": "He Asked For Nudes..."
New Delhi: Cinematographer Pratik Shah, known for his work on projects like Neeraj Ghaywan's Homebound, Vikramaditya Motwane's Jubilee and CTRL, has been accused of inappropriate behaviour by filmmaker Abhinav Singh. What Abhinav Singh, who directed short films such as Sita starring Shriya Pilgaonkar and Amazon Mini TV's Yatri Kripya Dhyan De, featuring Shweta Basu Prasad and Shaheer Sheikh, called Pratik Shah "highly manipulative" and "emotionally abusive," citing testimonies from multiple women. Following the allegations, Shah, who was recently at the Cannes Film Festival with the Homebound team, deactivated his Instagram account late Thursday evening. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a source close to the Indian Women Cinematographers' Collective (IWCC) shared that Shah had come under scrutiny about four years ago after a young cinematographer contacted a senior IWCC member to report inappropriate behaviour. Background The woman alleged that after reaching out to Pratik Shah on Instagram for work, their conversation escalated and he solicited a nude picture. "The girl panicked and reached out to someone senior, who alerted IWCC. A senior member of IWCC reached out to him on WhatsApp and called him out, warning him that this was not acceptable behaviour. He apologized and said it was a one-off incident that won't happen again. This was the investigation that happened, and it was made known that IWCC was cognizant of his behaviour," the source told THR. Abhinav Singh also shared testimonies on Instagram from several women who alleged that Shah's conversations often crossed into "sexual" and "creepy" territory, going beyond flirtation. Shah was accused of either sending unsolicited nude pictures or soliciting them. Abhinav Singh claimed, via Instagram, that over 20 women had reached out to him, calling Shah a "predator." In A Nutshell Cinematographer Pratik Shah has been accused of inappropriate and emotionally abusive behaviour by filmmaker Abhinav Singh, based on testimonies from over 20 women. Allegations include soliciting nudes and sending unsolicited explicit messages. Shah, who recently attended Cannes with Homebound, has since deactivated his Instagram account.
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First Post
3 days ago
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SHOCKING! Ishaan Khatter & Janhvi Kapoor's 'Homebound' cinematographer accused of abuse and inappropriate conduct: 'He slides into every girl's DMs and...'
A filmmaker by the name of Abhinav Singh made the allegations and revealed some bone-chilling details about Shah read more Ishaan Khatter & Janhvi Kapoor's 'Homebound' was making waves at the recent Cannes 2025 for its crucial and sensitive storytelling. But the cinematographer of that film Pratik Shah has done something shocking. He has been accused of inappropriate conduct and misbehaviour by a filmmaker and the allegations have gone viral on social media. 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.' STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 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. One user said, 'Pratik Shah is a total sleazeball. He slides into every girl's DMs and talks crap." Another wrote, 'He sent me a follow request last year while I was liking a mutual friend's pictures. I accepted it, and he said it was a mistake. I unfollowed him immediately — it felt off."
Pink Villa
3 days ago
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- Pink Villa
Days after Cannes 2025, why is Homebound trending? Cinematographer Pratik Shah's CONTROVERSY EXPLAINED
Janhvi Kapoor, Ishaan Khatter, and Vishal Jethwa starrer Homebound was screened at the prestigious 78th Cannes Film Festival earlier this month. Days after Neeraj Ghaywan 's directorial film achieved a significant milestone, the film is yet again making it to the headlines, but for all the wrong reasons. Actually, independent filmmaker Abhinav Singh has accused Homebound cinematographer Pratik Shah of 'being emotionally abusive and highly manipulative.' What is the controversy between Abhinav Singh and Pratik Shah? Recently, independent filmmaker Abhinav Singh posted a series of Instagram stories calling out a "predator" in the film industry. He noted that most of the time, women don't speak against them due to "generational, cultural, deeply ingrained training" to stay quiet, safe, and to survive. He revealed that his admission encouraged 20 more women to reach out to him, weighing in on similar experiences of troubling interactions. The filmmaker also expressed his disappointment over "woke" men maintaining a silence on the "uncomfortable practice." He noted that women pay a price when they speak out and urged men to use their "privilege" to listen, "ask difficult questions," and use their position to call out inappropriate behavior even when it's "inconvenient." "And do it not just for your mothers, daughters, or sisters but for your friends, your colleagues, your peers. Being a man is not about "being able to get it up." Being a man, being human - is about showing up," he wrote. In another story posted on his social media, he insisted on choosing "confrontation" over one becoming a "part of the problem." Take a look While he initially didn't reveal the name of the artist's name, he later revealed that it was none other than Pratik Shah. "The number of women who've reached out to me is honestly frightening. I feel like I'm having a Margot Robbie moment from Bombshell. I will not be silenced. And to those still employing him- f*ck you. His name is Pratik Shah. He's a cinematographer," he wrote in one of his stories. Take a look When the allegations caught the attention of the internet users, Pratik Shah, in response to this, seems to have deactivated his Instagram account. As of this writing, his handle displays a 'user not found" error, indicating that the account has either been deleted or disabled. Industry people come in support of Abhinav Singh On the other hand, the controversy seems to go a long way as several other filmmakers also jumped in to support Abhinav Singh's allegations. Filmmaker and writer Srishti Riya Jain shared discussions from Reddit where the internet users had previously called out Shah's behavior, describing him as someone who habitually slid into women's DMs and made them uncomfortable. Srishti expressed her strong reaction, stating, "To everyone pretending to act shocked, scandalized and suddenly awoken from their man who worked on one of the 'most empathetic' films of the year, as per their interviews at Cannes. Has been on the prowl since 4 years." She noted that the said post is one of the top searches on Google, but pointed out that the industry has a "selective attention span" and gaze when people are acclaimed. In addition to this, Smriti Kiran, the founder and director of Pola Dot Slight Box, also supported the allegations and hoped for the case to unfold. She also admitted to getting several messages from women with multiple people guessing the same name. Take a look Who is Pratik Shah? According to Pratik Shah's IMDb page, he is an American cinematographer from Dallas, Texas. He majored in Fine Art Photography at the Corcoran College of Art + Design in Washington, DC, in the BFA program, and then went on to pursue cinematography in the MFA program at UCLA in Los Angeles, CA. His notable works include CTRL, Jubilee, and the most recently critically acclaimed, Homebound. About Homebound Directed by Neeraj Ghaywan, Homebound is led by Ishaan Khatter, Janhvi Kapoor, and Vishal Jethwa. It also features Shalini Vatsa, Tushar Phulke, Harshika Parmar, and Pankaj Dubey in the key roles. It is produced by Karan Johar, Adar Poonawalla, Apoorva Mehta, and Somen Mishra, while Marijke deSouza and Melita Toscan Du Plantier are the co-producers. The film caught significant attention as it was screened at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival earlier this month. While it marked the debut of its lead star cast at the event, director Neeraj Ghaywan returned to Cannes for the second time after 10 years since his debut film, Massan's premiere, led by Vicky Kaushal. Plot of Homebound Homebound is a beautiful story between two young men who strive to become police officers in modern-day India. They hope to build better lives not only for themselves but also for their families. However, the story takes a poignant turn as it explores the struggle for survival and the enduring power of hope in a competitive and unjust world. Stay tuned to Pinkvilla for more updates.
