‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’ producer accused of sexual harassment by actor Jennifer Mistry

‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’ producer Asit Kumar Modi has been accused of sexual harassment by actor Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal, who plays the role of Mrs Roshan Sodhi on the show. She has filed a complaint against Asit, Project Head Sohail Ramani, and executive producer Jatin Bajaj.

Jennifer confirmed the news to E-Times and shared that her last working day was March 6. The actor also called the sets of TMKOC a ‘male-chauvinistic’ place.

She shared, ‘On the last day, March 7 it was Holi and my anniversary. I had informed in advance that I want a half day since my daughter really looks forward to that day. She waits for Holi. I even gave them an option that just give me a two hours break, I’ll be back. They made adjustments for everyone except for me. I kept requesting them but they did not listen. They adjusted for all the male actors. It is an extremely male-chauvinistic place. That’s when I retaliated and Sohail spoke to me rudely asking me to get out almost four times. Then the creative person Jatin tried to stop my car. All this is recorded in the CCTV footage.’

The makers allegedly also sent Jennifer Mistry a notice stating that ‘they are losing money’ as she left shoot midway. Sharing details about the alleged sexual harassment, Jennifer claimed that Asit Modi made sexual advances towards her many times in the past. She initially ignored all his statements because of fear of losing out on work, but she won’t take it anymore.

Asit Kumarr Modi’s team has refuted the allegations and said they will respond to her legally. Production head Sohil Ramani also alleged that Jennifer is doing this for ‘cheap publicity’ and she spoke against them only after they took action.