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Actor Rahul Raj Singh accused screenwriter and producer Mushtaq Shiekh of badual harbadment and destruction of his career when he refused to give in, reports Mid-day. Rahul Raj is the first man in the film and television industry to publish his story as part of the MeToo movement in India.
Rahul is also the boyfriend of the late actor Pratyusha Banerjee. He is accused of encouraging the suicide of the actor Balika Vadhu and is currently on bail.
Shi'kh Mushtaq has not yet responded to the allegations of Rahul Raj Singh. Mushtaq offered him work while he was still a model. "I was the Grasim Mr India model in 2004, at the age of 19. A few years later, I came into contact with Mushtaq Shiekh. Mushtaq was then a very powerful person in Bollywood. [He was] Someone who called her by name with Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Farah Khan and Ekta Kapoor. He seemed to be impressed by me. I was happy because I realized I would find work, "he says in the report.
After offering him work, Mushtaq quickly began calling him at all hours. "One night he called me at 11 pm near his home … He took me to his house, which had only one room, a bed and many movie posters. He said to me, "I'm going to do something to please you. It will be different, but you will like it. " I was scared, "Rahul said. He had lost a film with Mukta Arts after refusing openings.
Rahul Raj claimed that he had lost many TV shows over the years because of Mushtaq. "I was chosen for a television series called Amber Dhara. I was popular as the first blind hero on national television. Then I received a call from Mushtaq, telling me that it was he who had chosen me for the role. It destroyed my confidence and my self-confidence. Then I signed up for another show called Mata Ki Chowki. He again suggested that I could sleep with him to keep my job, but I refused. My character was soon out of the series, "said Rahul.
As this cycle continued, Rahul Raj claims that he finally left the TV 10 years ago." Before, I was winning about 3 or 4 lakh per month .I have answers to my friends and my fans about why I left the TV .It was because of Shiekh Mushtaq .10 years ago, I I told my parents the same thing: I can not do that because I'm going to have to sleep with someone, "he said in the report." Mushtaq Sheikh has not yet answered the allegations.
First published: Oct. 20, 2018 09:14 IST
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