Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma seems to have been trapped in a major controversy over actors making allegations on producer Asit Kumar Modi. After Shailesh Lodha accused the producers of the show of non-payment of dues, Jennifer Mistry Bansiwala has accused them of mental and sexual harassment. Now, retaliating to the allegations made by Jennifer aka Mrs. Roshan, producer Asit Kumar Modi has released a statement, asserting legal action against her for defaming him and the show.

Jennifer Mistry Bansiwala, in a statement given to ETimes, said that Asit Kumar Modi made sexual advances to her and also recalled an incident during Holi 2023 when they refused to let her go out of the shoot. The actress, who played Mrs. Roshan on this sitcom, stated that they even went on to stop her car, refusing to let her out of the shoot despite applying for a half day leave in advance. However, Asit Kumar Modi has denied all her allegations. In his statement, he said, “We will take legal action as she is trying to defame me and the show both. Since we terminated her services, she is making these baseless allegations”.

In fact, the directors team accused her of abusing the entire unit on the show. “Jennifer Mistry lacked basic discipline on the set and was not focusing on her work. We regularly had to complain to the production head about her behaviour. On her last day she was abusive in front of the whole unit and left the set without finishing her shoot.” said the direction team of Harshad Joshi, Rushi Dave and Arman.

“She regularly misbehaved on the show with the entire team. While moving out from the shoot, she rashly drove her car out at very high speed not caring for people in her way. She even damaged the set property. We had to terminate her contract because of her bad behaviour and indiscipline during the shoot. During this incident Asit ji was in USA. She is now trying to defame us and the show by making baseless allegations.  We have already filed our complaint against these baseless allegations with the concerned authorities,” added Project Head Sohel Ramani and Jatin Bajaj.

For the unversed, Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma, which airs on Sony SAB regularly and every day, has remained to one of the longest running sitcoms of Indian Television. The show focuses on the mundane lives of middle-class families living in a suburban cosmopolitan complex called Gokuldam Society in Mumbai.

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After Shailesh Lodha and Disha Vakani, Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal aka Mrs. Roshan has walked out of the popular show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma. The show, which has been one of the longest-running shows on Indian television and airs on Sony SAB, has been facing many accusations made by the actors against the producers. According to a statement made by Jennifer Mistry, she has accused her producers including Asit Modi of mental and sexual harassment.

In an exclusive interview with Etimes, Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal confessed that she shot for her last episode on March 7. In the same conversation, she also opened up about the incident that triggered her, and it happened on Holi 2023. “On the last day, March 7 it was Holi and my anniversary. I had informed in advance that I want a half day since my daughter really looks forward to that day. She waits for Holi. I even gave them an option that just give me a two hours break, I’ll be back. They made adjustments for everyone except for me. I kept requesting them but they did not listen. They adjusted for all the male actors. It is an extremely male-chauvinistic place. That’s when I retaliated and Sohail spoke to me rudely asking me to get out almost four times.”

She continued adding, “Then the creative person Jatin tried to stop my car. All this is recorded in the CCTV footage. This happened on March 7, I thought they would call me. But on March 24 Sohil sent me a notice that I left the shoot and they are losing money. This was ulta chor Kotwal ko Dante. They wanted to scare me.” Talking about the sexual harassment allegations she made against producer Asit Modi, Jennifer revealed, “Asit Modi has made sexual advances towards me many times in the past. Intially I ignored all his statements because of fear of losing out work. But it is enough now I won’t take it anymore.”

She asserted about the legal action being taken against the makers of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma as she mentioned, “On April 4, I replied to them on whatsapp that I was subjected to sexual harassment, I sent a draft and they reverted to me saying I was trying to extort money from them. I decided that day, I want a public apology. That day I hired a lawyer. On April 8th, I sent a notice to Asit Modi, Sohil Ramani and Jatin Bajaj and also mailed and sent a registry to all the government authorities. I have not got any revert on the same but I am sure they must be looking into it and investigating the matter.”

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After bringing the coveted crown of Miss World back after 17 years in 2017, Manushi has been unstoppable and is constantly seen making a bigger name for herself in the world of glamour and cinema. Being an innate achiever, she is now all set to book yet another glory on the global front by making a debut at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. Having said that, it is worth mentioning here that Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma will also make her debut at the prestigious event this year.   

With her debut at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, Manushi will add another feather to the ever-rising glory that we have seen. The prestigious event will be held from May 16 to May 27 in France, and India is equally excited to witness Manushi grace the famous red carpet and be part of history, all over again. 

As mentioned above, besides Manushi, Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma will also mark her debut at Cannes Film Festival this year alongside Kate Winslet to honour women in cinema. 

For the unversed, born in Haryana, Manushi started her acting journey with her debut film Samrat Prithviraj opposite Akshay Kumar, which was released in June last year. Manushi’s dedication and hard work were recognized by the industry, and soon after, she bagged several other film projects, including Tehran with John Abraham and Operation Valentine with Varun Tej.

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After entertaining audiences with back-to-back successes in Khakee, Trial By Fire, Rana Naidu, Class and Toothpari, Netflix will soon drop another genre-defining drama series! Come June 2nd, Hansal Mehta and Netflix will bring audiences a new series – Scoop. The intriguing drama will have audiences unravel the Scoop, which will be headlined by Karishma Tanna, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Harman Baweja. 

Produced by Matchbox Shots, season one of the series is inspired by real events and Jigna Vora’s book, Behind Bars in Byculla: My Days in Prison, serving as the show’s maiden instalment. Bringing his compelling storytelling to Netflix after Scam 1992, director Hansal Mehta’s ardent curiosity about the inner workings of the world of crime reporting will ignite a new franchise, Scoop. 

Created by Hansal Mehta and Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul, the first season will track crime journalist Jagruti Pathak. In pursuit of a career-defining story, she is caught between the powerful nexus of the police, the underworld, and the media when she is charged with the murder of a fellow journalist. How does a headline-writing journalist become the headline? 

 

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Written by Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul and Mirat Trivedi, the human drama features a talented ensemble including Karishma Tanna, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Harman Baweja with Prosenjit Chatterjee. With ambition getting the best of an enterprising journalist, audiences can expect high stakes as Jagruti races to break the most significant headline of her career. 

Don’t miss your chance to get the inside Scoop on June 2, only on Netflix!

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Alia Bhatt recently garnered a lot of attention for his elegant appearance at the prestigious MET Gala, the high-profile fundraising event in New York, USA. With her global image reaching places, especially after she announced her Hollywood debut with Gal Gadot as well as a brief but powerful appearance as the love interest of Ram Charan in the globally acclaimed RRR, the actress has now added another feather to her cap in the world of international achievements by becoming the brand face of Gucci.

Alia Bhatt will be joining the likes of Kpop New Jeans’ fame Hanni, Dakota Johnson, and Harry Styles with her becoming the first Indian global brand ambassador for Gucci. Besides her, only a handful of Bollywood actresses have been a part of major international brand faces which includes actresses like Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Deepika Padukone. Alia will be making her first appearance as the ambassador for the brand at the upcoming fashion show on May 16 that will be held in Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul (South Korea). The moment will also mark the 25 years celebration of the brand. An official statement is yet to be announced on the matter.

On the films front, Alia Bhatt has a great 2023 to look forward to. While the actress is expected to make her Hollywood debut with Heart of Stone featuring Gal Gadot, Jamie Dornan, Sophie Okonedo, Paul Ready, among others. The film is slated to be released on August 11. As for Bollywood, the actress will next be seen in the Karan Johar directorial Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani alongside Ranveer Singh, Jaya Bachchan, Dharmendra, and Shabana Azmi. It will hit the big screens on July 28. This film will also mark her first appearance on the big screen post her motherhood.

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