Producer Tried To Sexually Assault Me During Filming Of Intimate Scene: Shilpa Shinde

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shinde has claimed that a Bollywood producer tried to sexually assault her during the shooting of an intimate scene.

Speaking to News18, she said that the incident occurred during her initial days in the film industry. It was during the filming of an intimate scene he had tried to force himself on her.

She said, "It was during my struggling days, around 1998-99. I cannot take names, but they told me, 'Aap yeh kapde pehno aur yeh scene karo' (wear these clothes and do this scene). I didn't wear those clothes. In the scene, he told me he was my boss, and I had to seduce him. I was very innocent then, so I did the scene. That person tried to force himself on me, and I got so scared. I pushed him away and ran out. The security staff realised what had happened and asked me to leave immediately. They thought I would make a scene and call for help."

Shinde, who is currently a contestant in Khatron Ke Khiladi, said that he was a Bollywood producer and he had accepted to do the scene as he was also an actor. She said, "I'm not lying, but I cannot take his name. His children are probably a little younger than me, and if I name him, they will suffer too."

"After a few years, I met him again, and he spoke to me kindly. He didn't recognize me and even offered me a film role. I refused. He still doesn't remember me," she claimed.

Her claims come at a time when several actors have made sexual and rape allegations following the release of the Hema Committe report in Kerala.

The Kerala government formed the Justice Hema Committee after a case of assault of an actress in 2017. The report on the Malayalam film industry points to workplace harassment, gender-based discrimination, and other forms of exploitation of women.

Meanwhile, the state government on August 25 announced the establishment of a seven-member special investigation team to probe them.