'Aashiq Banaya Aapne' fame Tanushree Dutta has once again levelled sexual harassment charges against Nana Patekar. She claims that everyone in the industry is aware of his unruly behaviour but they are too scared to speak against him in open. She even alleged that the actor has had a history of harassing female actors.
However now, an eight year old NDTV interview of Dimple Kapadia has resurfaced on the web, where she is seen talking about Nana's 'dark side'. The interview was done ahead of the release of their 2010 film 'Tum Milo Toh Sahi'.
When film critic Anupama Chopra asks her how was it to reunite with Nana after after all these years, Dimple says, “I guess it was slated for him (Nana Patekar). Now, I can't see anybody else but him in the film."
When asked whether he has 'mellowed out or is he even more stuck in his ways', Dimple responds, "I think he is obnoxious." Kapadia hesitates when Chopra asks her if she meant it in a good or a bad way.
"In a good way and a bad way. As far as his talent goes, there's no match to him. He is an extremely talented man. When I see talent like him, sau khoon bhi maaf hai. Sab kuch maaf hai. Meri jaan bhi lelo (A hundred murders, everything is forgiven. In fact, take my life too). That's the effect he has on me. But, as a person, with me, he has been very, very nice, kind and a good friend. But I have also seen his terrible side...the dark side. We all have a dark side which is nicely and safely kept aside (sic)," she adds.
Watch the video clip, here -
Dimple and Nana have starred together in iconic films like Prahaar: The Final Attack (1991), Angaar (1992) and Krantiveer (1994) to name a few.
Recently, Renuka Shahane also penned an open letter addressing the controversy and wrote about Patekar's "volatile temper" and the number of people in the film industry who "faced his wrath".
