Speaking on the ongoing controversy surrounding Tanushree Dutta and Nana Patekar, Bollywood veteran Annu Kapoor opined that the allegations levelled on Patekar should first be proven. Speaking to media on Friday, Kapoor said, ''A woman has been disrespected and if that is proved, the person responsible should be punished for it".

He further said that the punishment should be imparted to anyone who deserves it, irrespective of whether the person involved is "Nana Patekar, Annu Kapoor, or Narendra Modi"u00c2u009d