11th May 2023, Mumbai: Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah is one of the longest running and most popular comedy shows on Indian television. In recent years, there have been many actors who left the show even though they were involved with it from the beginning. That being said, show producer Asit Kumar Modi is in the news for all the wrong reasons. Last month, Shailesh Roda, who was playing Tarak Mehta’s role, filed a complaint against him. Now he’s in trouble again. Jennifer Mistry Banshiwal, or Roshan Singh Sodhi as we audience know her as, accused him of sexual assault.
In an interview with ETimes, Jennifer Mistry Banshiwal said she was humiliated on set by the project director and executive producer. She said, “Director Sohail Ramani told me to leave the set four times, but Jatin Bajaj stood behind my car and tried to stop me and wouldn’t let me leave the set. told them I have been working for this show for 15 years but they could not force me to quit and threatened Sohail when I left. We have filed sexual harassment lawsuits against Modi, Sohail Ramani and Jatin Bajaj.”
Producer Asit Kumar Modi said he would take legal action against Jennifer. “She’s trying to defame me and the show, so I’m taking legal action. She’s making these baseless claims because we ended her service,” he said.
In response to the actress’ allegations, project leaders Sohel Ramani and Jatin Bajaj said Jennifer had misbehaved with the show’s entire team. “As she drove away from the set, she ignored the intruder and rushed out of the car at breakneck speed,” they added. She also damaged things on set. We had to terminate her contract due to her misbehavior and lack of discipline during filming. At the time of the incident, Asit Ji was in the United States. She is now trying to defame us and the show with baseless allegations. We have already lodged a complaint with the relevant authorities against these unsubstantiated allegations. ”
Written by: Khushboo Singh