Filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan and writer Varun Grover Sunday criticised the now-dissolved production banner, Phantom Films, for its failure to create safe working environment for women on their films' sets.
Their reaction came in the aftermath of allegations of sexual harassment against Phantom Films co-founder Vikas Bahl.
Ghaywan's 2015 drama "Masaan" was jointly produced by Phantom Films while Grover worked with the banner on films such as "Raman Raghav 2.0", "Bombay Velvet" and Netflix series "Sacred Games".
Grover took to Twitter to slam the company for its failure to ensure women's safety on the sets of its films.
"I am sorry. As somebody who has been a part of many projects with #Phantom in various capacities (lyrics/writer), I feel ashamed that they failed to provide safe working environment for women," he wrote.
He said it was a failure on his part that he did not stress upon the company to follow the guidelines of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, also known as PoSH guidelines.
In a two-page statement on Twitter, Kashyap said his legal aides told him that there was nothing he could do to fire Bahl from Phantom Films, which they set up seven years ago.
