Anu Malik barred from entering Yash Raj Studios after #MeToo allegations?
Amongst the many celebrities accused of sexual misconduct during the #MeToo movement, music composer Anu Malik was also accused multiple women. Now, according to a report Bollywood Hungama, Anu Malik has been banned from even entering the Yash Raj Studios because the production house apparently has a strict policy against sex offenders and therefore following this, they wouldn’t allow Anu to enter the premises of their building.
The reported quoted a source close to YRF claiming that Anu Malik is not allowed to enter the Yash Raj studio gates because they have a non-negotiable policy to stand firm against people accused of sexual harassment.Last year, they sacked their senior executive Ashish Patel after he was accused of sexual misconduct.
Several other bigwigs from Bollywood who have been accused in the #MeToo movement that took the industry storm last year, including Alok Nath and Sajid Khan, are also prohibited from setting foot in the studio.
Earlier this week, it was reported that Anu Malik might be returning as a judge on the singing reality show ‘Indian Idol’, after he was asked to step down last year.In October last year, he was removed from the popular reality show after multiple women claimed that they were at the receiving end of his inappropriate behaviour.
Singers Sona Mohapatra, Shweta Pandit and Alisha Chinai accused him of being a sexual predator. Two other anonymous women also said that he tried to get too close for comfort with them.
Notably, Anu Malik had composed the music for YRF’s film ‘Sui Dhaaga’ which released in September 2018.
Anu Malik’s lawyer Zulfiquar Memon rubbished all allegations against the composer and told IANS in a statement, “The allegations made against my client are emphatically denied as completely false and baseless. My client respects the #MeToo movement but to use this movement to start a character assassination mission is obnoxious.”
