New Delhi: Bollywood director Sajid Khan has been making the headlines for all the wrong reasons lately. He has been accused of sexual harassment by a number of women during the #MeToo wave in the country. Recently, a video of Jiah Khan’s sister talking about how the ‘Ghajini’ actress faced sexual harassment from Sajid has gone viral on social media.
The video is a clip from the documentary ‘Death In Bollywood’ where Jiah’s sister can be seen opening up about how Sajid Khan sexually harassed the ‘Nishabd’ actress. Jiah’s sister Karishma Khan can be seen saying in the video, “It was a rehearsal, she was reading the scripts and he asked her to take off her top and stay in her bra. She didn’t know what to do, she said ‘the filming hasn’t even begun yet and this is happening.’ She came home and cried.”
Karishma further revealed what Jiah said when she faced the situation. She said, “I have a contract, and if I leave, he’ll sue me and slander my name and if I stay then I’ll be sexually harassed, it is a lose-lose situation.’ So, she did do the film.”
Remembering her own experience of meeting Sajid Khan, Karishma was heard saying in the video, “I remember going to Sajid Khan’s house with my big sister and I remember being around the kitchen table, must’ve been like 16 at this stage. I was just wearing a strappy top and was leaned at the table and he was sort of staring and said ‘Oh she wants sex’. My sister Jiah immediately jumped to my defence and said ‘No what are you talking about’, and he said, ‘Look at the way she’s sitting’.”
To which Jiah said, “No she’s innocent, she’s young, she doesn’t know what she wants.’ And then we left shortly after that.”
Watch the video here:
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Well, this is not the first time that someone has made allegations about Farah Khan’s brother Sajid Khan. During the 2018 #MeToo movement, many other celebrities including Paula, Rachel White, Saloni Chopra among others accused the director of sexual harassment.
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