#MeToo in India: Famous celebrities accused of sexual harassment

The #MeToo campaign continues to gather momentum in India with more prominent personalities being accused of sexual harassment. Bollywood filmmaker Raju Hirani is the latest celebrity to be accused of sexual assault. Veteran Bollywood director Subhash Ghai, Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs M. J. Akbar and filmmaker Luv Ranjan, are some of the other prominent personalities who are facing sexual harassment charges. Here's a list of famous high-profile men who have been accused of sexual assault

Updated On: 2019-01-17 03:00 PM IST

In January 2019, a woman who worked with renowned Bollywood film director Raju Hirani accused him of sexually assaulting her on the sets of his 2018 film Sanju. Hirani has categorically denied these allegations. His lawyer Anand Desai termed the allegations "false, mischievous, scandalous, motivated and defamatory". Many Bollywood celebrities have come out in support of Hirani, describing him as 'polite', 'most decent' personality

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