Annu Kapoor on Tanushree Dutta controversy: Why this media trial? Why you are not going to the police station?

Annu Kapoor believes Tanushree Dutta, who has accused Nana Patekar of sexually harassing her on a film's set in 2008, should approach the police instead of talking to the media. "The dignity and pride of a woman has been hurt. But if this is true, then the person should be punished, be it Nana Patekar or Annu Kapoor. "You bring the proof, and then the culprit should be punished. But if without any proof, you are just levelling allegations. So many questions have been raised today, and you have to answer those questions. Why this media trial? Why you are not going to the police station? This only makes me doubt your intentions," Kapoor told reporters here at an event Zee5's docu-drama ‘Khaar’ on Thursday. Dutta has accused Patekar of misbehaviour on the sets of a 2008 movie. He has denied the allegations and has slapped her with a notice. Tanushree Dutta on Saturday filed a police complaint against Nana Patekar for allegedly harassing her on the sets of a film in 2008, police said. "Tanushree Dutta has given us a complaint against Nana Patekar. As of now, there is not any FIR registered in this case," Additional Commissioner of Police (West) Manoj Kumar Sharma said. Dutta, in an interview recently, had alleged that Patekar misbehaved with her while filming a special song for the film "Horn Ok Pleasss" ten years ago. Several actors from Bollywood lauded Dutta for talking about this incident but there were some celebrities who questioned her for not taking a legal route. Patekar, who was shooting for "Housefull 4" in Jodhpur, landed in Mumbai on Saturday. "I said this 10 years ago...A lie is a lie," Patekar told reporters at the airport on Saturday. The actor will hold a press conference on 8 October at his residence in suburban Andheri.

Patekar's lawyer has sent a legal notice to Dutta demanding her apology.