Mumbai: The Indian Film and Television Directors’ Association (IFTDA) has suspended Sajid Khan for one year over complaints of sexual harassment.
The allegations in the complaints are serious instances of sexual harassment and abuse of power by Sajid Khan,” said IFTDA officials. The decision came after several women accused the filmmaker of sexual harassment in the wake of the #metoo movement.
Sajid Khan was accused of sexual harassment by four women including Rachel White, Karishma Upadhyay, Simran Suri and Saloni Chopra.
They also stated that even after given an opportunity to put forth his defense, Sajid didn’t give any explanation. IFTDA also said that Sajid exposed his real self and admitted to being abusive and disrespectful towards women.
Notably, Sajid was replaced by Farhad Samji as the director of upcoming comedy-drama Housefull 4 following the allegations. Also, actors Akshay Kumar and Farhan Akhtar stood by the victims and did not support Sajid.