Actor Payal Ghosh a few days ago accused Anurag of indecent behaviour when she went to meet him for work. She tweeted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take action and said that her ‘security is at risk’. National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma took cognisance of the actor’s tweet and asked her to send a detailed complaint to the commission, assuring her that they will launch an investigation.
While Kangana Ranaut came out in support of Payal Ghosh, one of Anurag's assistant named Jaydeep Sarkar has shared an incident, where he revealed that a young actress was suggesting favours to Anurag Kashyap for getting a role in Gulaal. Sharing the incident, Jaydeep tweeted, "This is the right time to recount this story. I was an assistant with @anuragkashyap72 in 2004. I was looking into secondary casting for ‘Gulaal’ and was meeting many actors. A young actress, who really wanted a part in the film insisted she wanted to meet Anurag. Continuing the thread with a series of tweets, Jaydeep wrote, "She waited a while and then Anurag got done with a narration and agreed to meet her. The young actress probably assumed the only way to get the role was through the ‘casting couch’. She tried suggesting a few ‘favours’ verbally." Followed by "but when Anurag politely ignored it, she gently let her sari pallu drop. A few times. At this point, Anurag got up and requested her to not do this. He told her she would get the part if she was the right fit and nothing else would work."
Explaining the incident further, Jaydeep wrote, "Saying this, he walked out of the room, disappointed. I was shocked by what I saw, but I had seen a hero get out of a situation, with respect and empathy for her. Later he told me he was disappointed that so many young women feel this is the only way they can make it." followed by another tweet, which reads, "I don’t blame the woman! Many like her come into the industry, believing this is how you get cast in a movie. And that may even be true, much like in any other field of work."His last tweet of the thread reads, "But having worked with Anurag, especially in casting, the one thing I always observed was his absolute respect for women." While we clearly see Jaydeep taking Anurag's side, we have to wait for Payal's reaction to this. Post the allegations several B-town celebs came out in support of the Dev D director. Anurag himself denied the alegations, claiming it was an attempt to ‘silence’ him, and called it ‘baseless’ and ‘lies.’