I’m not misusing ‘Me Too’ campaign: Actor Chethan
Bengaluru: Actor Arjun Sarja father-in-law and senior actor Rajesh alleged that by supporting Shruthi Hariharan, actor Chethan has been taking revenge against Arjun Sarja for not giving him a role in Prema Baraha film.
Speaking to media after lodging a complaint to the Film Chamber against Shruthi Hariharan here on Monday, Rajesh said that when Arjun Sarja directed the movie Prema Baraha, Chethan was selected for the hero role. But in the last moment, the actors were changed and selected another actor. But Chethan was taking revenge against that development, he said.
“There is nothing called purity or impurity in film industry. Allegation is made against my son-in-law. So, I have lodged a complaint in the Film Chamber. I am committed to the decision to be taken by the Chamber. I have seen Arjun since many years. He has worked with senior actors. So far, he has not faced a single complaint of such kind. But now, they have raked up a ten-year-old issue”, he said.
They do not know how to speak Kannada properly. They have been making allegation against Arjun Sarja. He would file defamation case against Shruthi Hariharan, he said.
Arjun Sarja close associate Prashanth Sambaragi said that they have been making a conspiracy against Arjun just because Chethan was dropped from the movie. When he was selected, he was given Rs 10 lakh advance. But when he was dropped from the movie, he has not given the advance back. Instead, they have made false allegations against Arjuna Sarja, he said.
Instead of demanding investigation into the Shruthi Hariharan’s allegations against Arjun Sarja, actor Prakash Raj also backed her and gave a verdict of demanding apology. It was neither a social commitment nor a pro-women commitment. There was a hidden agenda before such statements, he said.
‘I’m not misusing ‘Me Too’ campaign’
Responding to this, actor Chethan said that “I am not misusing the ‘Me Too’ campaign against Arjun Sarja. I don’t have any personal enmity with him. I have not taken Rs 10 lakh advance from Arjun Sarja for Prema Baraha movie. I got Rs 9 lakh as advance. But Arjun Sarja had told me that they could work together in future. So, I have not returned the amount he has given me”, he clarified.
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West Bengal teenager shot dead while shooting reels with handgun
Kolkata, Nov 22: A class eight student was killed after a bullet pierced his skull when he was shooting reels with a handgun in West Bengal's Malda district, police said on Friday.
The incident happened in the Kaliachak area of the district on Thursday afternoon when the handgun, the teenager was using to shoot the video at his house, accidentally fired, a senior police officer said.
Safiul Islam (13) was shooting the video on the roof of his residence at Srirampur under the jurisdiction of Kaliachak police station when a bullet from the 7 mm pistol went off and pierced his skull.
The minor's neighbours and family members rushed to the roof on hearing the sound of a gunshot and took him to a hospital where the doctors declared Islam dead.
"We are trying to trace the source of the gun, which was an improvised pistol having sophisticated features," the officer said.
Another minor, stated to be a friend of the deceased, was detained by police.
He reportedly told the police that the deceased was addicted to mobile handsets and was making reels when the accidental firing took place, the officer said.
It was initially believed that Saiful was alone when the incident occurred, while interrogations revealed that the detained minor was also present there.
He fled the spot amid chaos after the incident, the police officer added.
