Tanushree Dutta recently made some shocking revelations in an Instagram post, in which she shared how she is facing “severe mental, physical and psychological harassment”.
Recently, she also took to Instagram to call it out, and said, “I am being harassed and targeted very badly… this is severe mental, physical and psychological harassment. I am definitely not going to commit suicide nor am I going anywhere. I am here to stay and be revived”.
“Things have been happening to me for a long time. This is the first time I have talked about everything in a single post. This is the first time, I sat down and put my thoughts together, while trying not to sound crazy, because when crazy things are happening to you, your mind can get affected by it,” Dutta tells us. Huh.
The 38-year-old further said, “Ever since I came back to India, a lot has happened. I am trying to revive my career, and people are interested in working with me, despite these Bollywood mafia portrayed as difficult… I get offers for films as well as web projects. There have been, in fact some have even signed, but I noted that they are not physical. Suddenly, the producers or directors go into incognito mode, or the sponsors collapse”.
Dutta, who was the face of the #MeToo movement in India four years ago, says, “I came back in 2020, and I have lost count of how many times this has happened to me. People just get a message ‘It’s okay not to work with him’. And people avoid me because they don’t want to hurt anyone. They love to hunt, and that’s it for them. They are powerful and people don’t want to mess with them. No one is ready to give me a chance.”
Not taking any specific names, Dutta says that these are “nameless and unmatched people”. He said, ‘I don’t want to be named as I don’t have evidence and they file cases quickly. I was the face of the MeToo movement and wrongly harassed a lot of people. These bollywood goons have cunning and crooked ways. It is easy for them to harass anyone,” claims the Nandigram Ke Aankor (2012) actor.
She admits that she is going through severe mental and emotional abuse, but is determined to fight it. “I am not going to lose my sanity or take any drastic step. It is troublesome and not easy to deal with. My life is not a bed of roses… but 12 years of my spiritual life has given me determination and patience,” the Risk actor said, adding, “I no longer carry the weight of the world on my head.. ‘My whole day is this Don’t spend thinking about what is happening in my life.
Dutta is comforted to know that people are willing to work with him “even if they do end up under pressure”. “I’m not enjoying the harassment. I am enjoying the fact that people still love me. They can destroy my career, not my soul, ”says the actor. The 38-year-old ends with a request to everyone in Bollywood, “Please give me work so that I can fight better”.
