Actor Huma Qureshi, has backed her good friend f Anurag Kashyap after actress Payal Ghosh's allegations of sexual misconduct against him. Ghosh reportedly named celebrities like Huma Qureshi and Richa Chadha, others. She said Anurag told her that it was okay with all the actresses who worked with him. Huma took to Instagram on Tuesday to share her statement, in which she emphasised on the need to uphold the sanctity of the Me Too movement. She wrote, “Anurag and I last worked together in 2012-13 and he is a dear friend and an extremely talented director. In my personal experience and to my knowledge he has neither misbehaved with me or anyone else. However, anyone who claims to be abused must report it to the authorities , the police and the judiciary.”
She continued, “I chose not to comment till now because I don’t believe in social media fights and media trials. I feel really angry at being dragged into this mess. I feel angry not just for myself but also every woman whose years of hard work and struggle gets reduced to such baseless conjecture and allegations in their workplace. Please let’s refrain from this narrative. It is the joint responsibility of women and men both to carefully protect the sanctity of #MeToo. This is my final response. Please do not approach me to make any more statements on this matter.” On Saturday, Payal took to Twitter, and tagging Prime Minister Narendra Modi, wrote, “Anurag Kashyap has forced himself on me and extremely badly. Narendra Modi 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. Pls help!” Payal, in an interview to Bollywood Hungama. Anurag’s lawyer issued a statement denying the allegations. Several film personalities, including Mahie, who also worked with Anurag on Gangs of Wasseypur, have provided testimonials for Anurag. Kangana Ranaut, however, has voiced her support for the accuser. Both of Anurag’s ex-wives -- film editor Aarti Bajaj and actor Kalki Koechlin -- have slammed the allegations, and have hailed Anurag as a champion of women both on and off the screen.