KOLKATA: Yet one more actor has filed a sexual harassment criticism in opposition to actor-director Arindam Sil with the West Bengal Fee for Girls (WBCW) and marked the letter to the Womens Discussion board for Display screen Employees +.
The incident had occurred in 2017 and three years later, the actor had spoken about it publicly, solely to be refuted by Sil. On Thursday, the actor formally complained to WBCW and informed TOI that she was able to go to the cops if the scenario demanded.This criticism comes shut on the heels of one other actor lodging an FIR, alleging that Sil had kissed her throughout a movie shoot with out her consent.
The actor informed TOI: “I had gone for a script-reading session at his workplace. I first felt uncomfortable when he hugged me. I had a hunch that his hug might have been extra out of lust than affection. In between studying the script, he first tousled my hair. Then his hand went dangerously low. Subsequent, he walked as much as a sofa within the room and invited me to sit down subsequent to him and listen to the remainder. That is after I resisted.”
On being requested why she did not strategy the WBCW then, the actor stated: “I used to be going via a divorce. I used to be a single guardian and my youngster was younger. Although I shared the small print with my mom, I did not have the heart to brazenly speak about it then. I did not know who was reliable. Moreover, I used to be scared that my skilled life would have been severely compromised if I did. Once I spoke out in 2020, the director accused me of getting a political agenda. Once I examine one other actor complaining now, I felt I ought to communicate out.”
WBCW chairperson Leena Gangopadhyay stated, “We’re in receipt of a criticism.” Nevertheless, the purview of a POSH criticism is inside a 12 months of prevalence of the incident. “I do know that. I’m searching for recommendation from authorized consultants. If wanted, I’ll go to the cops now,” she added. She additionally alleged that years again, one other actress had complained about an indecent proposal made by Sil.
Actor Debdut Ghosh, who was a functionary of West Bengal Movement Image Artists’ Discussion board throughout that point, stated, “There was an argument. Issues had reached our discussion board too. However the actor did not lodge any written criticism and therefore we could not do something.”
Sil informed TOI: “I had met her after the incident. She had spoken to my spouse too. I’ve all of the SMS-es she despatched to me, together with one the place she stated ‘you be my information’. I’m now continuing based on my authorized recommendation,” Sil stated.
On being requested about such an SMS, the actor stated, “I used to be scared to name him out then and wanted to outlive. So, I had to make sure that I might get the director’s skilled steerage.”
