Ajay Devgn’s reaction to Tanushree Dutta’s open letter cannot be missed

It was yesterday (April 18) that Tanushree Dutta accused Ajay Devgn of helping Alok Nath come back in the industry even after knowing that he was called out in the #MeToo movement. Today, Ajay in a statement has clarified his stand and has also given the reason for working with Alok Nath and not replacing him.

Ajay Devgn who will soon be seen in De De Pyaar De was criticized by Tanushree for working with Alok Nath. The character actor was accused of rape and sexual harassment by writer Vinta Nanda. Devgn in a statement cleared the air. In his statement, he stated that he still supports the movement and said, “When the entire #MeToo movement happened, I along with many of my film industry colleagues categorically expressed that I respect every single woman at the work-place and I would not stand for any unfairness or atrocity against them. Nothing about my stand has changed.”

Tanushree had also written in her open letter that the makers had an option of reshooting. However, according to Devgn, the film had completed the shoot when the allegations against Alok Nath came into the public eye. And the whole cast had already moved on to their next respective projects which made it impossible to reshoot.

“The portions with Mr Alok Nath were canned by August in Manali. The said portions were shot over 40 days across various sets and an outdoor location with a combination of over 10 actors. By the time the allegations came out, the actors in the film including me had already started work on other films,” said Devgn.

Not just Tanushree, but Kangana Ranaut’s sister Rangoli Chandel also took a dig at Ajay Devgn about the same topic and bashed him over Twitter. Ajay has not replied to any of Rangoli’s comments.