Bigg Boss, the very popular Indian version of Big Brother, which debuted on Colors TV and is known for stirring up controversy, has already sparked a heated argument. The choice of movie director Sajid Khan as a competitor in the 16th season of the Salman Khan-hosted programme has received controversy.
Because of ‘Me Too’ accuser Sajid Khan’s participation in the event, internet users are reacting negatively and criticising it from many angles. Many individuals have expressed their desire for Sajid Khan to be omitted from the programme and that he shouldn’t be given a platform to enhance his reputation in a new trend on numerous social media platforms.
Sajid Khan, a well-known director, is not just infamous for his odd filmmaking decisions, but he is also one of the most prominent people to be accused of using a casting couch. There are eight women who have accused him of using a couch as a casting couch in return for parts in his films, not just one or two.
Now that he has been added to the popular show, everyone is outraged, and many famous people have also spoken out against it. Since then, several celebrity accounts of the same event have circulated on social media.
So, the list of particular incidences and accusations made against Sajid Khan by various actresses is as follows:
1. Mandana Karimi
Mandana Karimi, an actress of Iranian descent, agreed to strip for Sajid Khan in exchange for a part in “Humshakals.” The actress explained her experience to India Today and said,
“I was in talks for Sajid Khan’s Humshakals at the casting stage. My manager and I visited his office. After meeting producer Vashu Bhagnani, I was in a room with Sajid, when he said, “Lovely pictures but you need to remove your clothes. If I like what I see, you might get the part.”
The actress recently expressed her displeasure with the Bigg Boss 16 producers for selecting Sajid Khan as a competitor. She resigned from Bollywood due to the lack of respect for women in the field.
2. Sherlyn Chopra
The interaction with Sherlyn Chopra was even worse. The actress was still mourning her father’s passing when she first met the filmmaker. She tweeted about her terrible experience in 2021. She remarked:
“When I had met him in April 2005, a few days after my father’s demise, he had taken his p*nis out of his pants and had asked me to feel it. I remember having told him that I know how a p#nis feels like & that the purpose of my meeting with him was not to feel or rate his penis..”
3. Simran Suri
After Rachel White narrated her interaction with Sajid Khan on the casting couch, Simran Suri, a well-known actress from “Khuda Haafiz,” made a comment. Tweeted she
“I kept thinking all these years @whitespeaking to talk about this a## @SimplySajidK and what stopped me was that nobody would listen. He did exactly the same with me while he was casting for Himmatwala. Called me to his juju house and asked me to strip.”
4. Jiah Khan
The person who spoke up in the BBC programme “Death in Bollywood” was Jiah Khan’s sister Karishma Khan. He had insisted Jia remove her bra during a reading of a screenplay. She came home and cried, Karishma remarked.
“It was rehearsal. She was reading the scripts and he asked her to take off her top and her bra. She didn’t know what to do, she said “the filming hasn’t even begun yet and this is happening.”
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5. Aahana Kumra
The way Aahana Kumra and Sajid interacted was really odd. He invited her to his house and tried to get her into his “very dark” room.
She mentioned during her interview with India Today that
“He wanted to chat with me. I told him my mom’s a police officer which I think made him behave. But he still asked me bizarre questions like, “Would you have s*x with a dog if I gave you Rs 100 crore?”
Many others exposed Sajid Khan by sharing their own first-hand experiences, such as the Indian model Dimple Paul, the journalist Karishma Upadhyay, and Rachel White.
We are aware of how this industry functions, even though it is also true that none of these claims has ever been technically proven. Do you think it’s morally right to help Sajid Khan revive his career through Bigg Boss 16?
