The aftermath of #MeToo

Of lost friendships: Sajid Khan—Akshay Kumar

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Akshay Kumar took to Twitter to say that he has asked the producers of his upcoming movie Housefull 4 to cancel shooting till the allegations against Sajid Khan were investigated. A spokesperson for Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, who is producing the film had said that Housefull 3 director Farhad Samji will now direct Housefull 4.

Kissing scene, literally: Aditi Mittal—Kaneez Surka

Two female comedians seem to be no longer friends after Kaneez Surka accused popular comedienne Aditi Mittal of forcefully kissing her and putting her, “tongue in my mouth,”while she was hosting a show in 2016. Aditi immediately apologised following Surka’s revelation and said that it was a joke.

A heavy price: VikasBahl—Hrithik Roshan 

Hrithik Roshan urged the producers of his upcoming film Super 30 to take a hard stand if need be amid sexual harassment allegations against the movie’s director Vikas Bahl. The movie shoot was stalled and even Phantom Films, which Bahl was a part of with business partners Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena, was dissolved.

Nothing doing: Rajkumar Hirani—Vidhu Vinod Chopra 

Their professional and personal relationship suffered when an assistant of Rajkumar Hirani accused him of sexual harassment. Now, after she has outed him, the filmmaker’s and his company Rajkumar Hirani Films’ name as co-producer has been removed from the creatives of his long-term friend and filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s recent release, Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga.