Twitter Divided After Female Assitant Accuses Rajkumar Hirani Of Sexual Assault

Mina Muzumdar |Jan 14, 2019

Social media was divided after sexual allegations against Sanju's director Rajkumar Hirani pouring out in the news.

Yesterday, Bollywood was hit like ton of bricks when an assistant director accused director Rajkumar Hirani of sexual harassment from March to September 2018 on the set of Sanju. While Sanju’s director refuted the charge against him and his legal representer affirmed the accusations are "false, mischievous, scandalous, motivated and defamatory", his fans are definitely disheartened.

In the most recent interaction with HuffPost Indian, the anonymous female alleged that she was mistreatment at the hands of Hirani since March 2018.

"My mind, body and heart were grossly violated that night and for the next 6 months," she said. Before any investigation to be carried out, the news was intensive coverage by the media and public’s opinions were divided on the charge.

Here are Twitter reactions:

SHOCKING!! Bollywood’s most successful Director-Writer @RajkumarHirani accused of sexual assault during making of #Sanju #RajkumarHirani has denied the accusations in a statement issued by his lawyer..Most shocking #MeToo revelation which everyone want to be proved wrong!

— Box Office Today (@Boxoffice_Today) January 13, 2019

Hearing most cases of #MeToo has been disturbing but this one breaks my heart. #RajkumarHirani gets accused... are there no heroes left?

— Vineeta Kumar (@aslivineeta) January 13, 2019

Rajkumar Hirani accused of Sexual harassment.
Now he has to make a biopic of his own to clear his image #Rajkumarhirani

— Subham (@subhsays) January 13, 2019

i think many women should know the meaning of sexual assault before they accuse anyone. ur past broken relationships and someone who is trying to flirt with u and ur personal grudges they dont come under #MeToo stop playing women card #RajkumarHirani

— Vikram_rangineni (@Vikram_aditya17) January 13, 2019

Who is next ? #RajkumarHirani pic.twitter.com/2jqAJmuFBK

— Shashi Mahich (@shashi_mahich) January 13, 2019

#RajkumarHirani to all Bollywood fraternity pic.twitter.com/LEJO0CNGsK

— Anshuman Mishra (@Anshuman86m) January 13, 2019

There's Some Truth In The Allegations Or Else Why Would This Happen When One Was Called Producer Of The Film And Was In Posters Mentioned Even During Teaser Release Time #RajkumarHirani #RHF
Check This Picture Out
Link Of Teaser Time Post https://t.co/1FbNxpH2Gt pic.twitter.com/gYFsEJEPRQ

— अNMOL K MAHTANI (@aKm07) January 13, 2019

After Metoo movement come to India, as the accusation pouring out and big names taking hits, men began to experience consequences for their misbehaviour. Filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani in a statement said that:

Rajkumar Hirani is affectionately known as one of the most successful film directors of the Hindi film industry who produced many Bollywood blockbuster. Therefore, when his assistant come out with serious accusations, it’s definitely a shock for many.