The actress said that even though she does not have any proof of the incident, it happened to her. She further said that she had wanted to speak about the incident two years ago during the #MeToo era.
Talking to Times of India, Payal said, "No, I don't have any of his text messages as quite some time has rolled by and I have changed more than one phone since then. Neither I had recorded what happened at his house. Coming back to what makes me come out in the open, I just want to make girls wary."
Meanwhile, replying to Payal's tweet, the National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma has asked her to submit a detailed complaint. Her tweet read, "You may send me the detailed complaint at chairperson-ncw@nic.in and @NCWIndia will look into it. @iampayalghosh"
Earlier while speaking to ANI, the actress said, “He made me feel uncomfortable. I felt bad about it, whatever happened shouldn't have happened. If someone approaches you for work, it doesn't mean the person is prepared for anything.”
On the other hand, Anurag Kashyap had responded to the allegations in a series of Twitter posts and termed them as baseless. “I do not engage in such behavior or tolerate it. Whatever happens we shall see,” the filmmaker had shared.
Payal has worked in films like Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi and TV show Saath Nibhana Saathiya.