Aamir-Kiran WALK OUT of a Film after case of Sexual Harassment emerges

Aamir Khan- Kiran Rao set an EXAMPLE by REFUSING to work with a colleague accused of sexual harassment. Details below...

Published: Thursday,Oct 11, 2018 10:05 AM GMT-06:00

Priyanka Chauhan

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan on Wednesday stepped away from a film, as "someone" associated with it has been accused of sexual misconduct.

Aamir and his wife Kiran Rao, who run production company Aamir Khan Productions, issued a statement late on Wednesday.

The power couple said they do not want their action to reflect in any manner on the people involved in this case.

While Aamir did not name the person or the film, it is noteworthy that filmmaker Subhash Kapoor, who was roped in to direct the Gulshan Kumar biopic -- to be co-produced by Aamir Khan Productions -- has been accused of molestation by an actress in 2014.

Aamir and Kiran said that as creative people, they have been committed to foregrounding and finding solutions to social issues.

Their Statement Reads:

"As creative people, we have been committed to foregrounding and finding solutions to social issues, and at Aamir Khan Productions we have always had a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual misconduct and predatory behavior of any kind.

We strongly condemn any act of sexual harassment, and equally, we condemn any and all false accusations in such cases.

Two weeks ago, when traumatic #MeToo stories began emerging, it was brought to our attention that someone we were about to begin work with has been accused of sexual misconduct. Upon enquiry, we found that this particular case is subjudice, and that the legal process is in motion.

We are not an investigative agency, nor are we in any position to pass judgment on anyone - that is for the police and judiciary to do. So, without casting any aspersions on anyone involved in this case, and without coming to any conclusions about these specific allegations, we have decided to step away from this film.

We do not want our action to reflect in any manner on the people involved in this case.

We believe that this is an opportunity for the film industry to introspect and take concrete steps towards change. For far too long women have faced the brunt of sexual exploitation. It has to stop. In this regard we are committed to doing any and everything to make our film industry a safe and happy one to work in."

Kiran Rao and Aamir Khan

Kiran is also the Chairperson of Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, which has dropped two movies -- Rajat Kapoor's "Kadakh" and AIB's "Chintu Ka Birthday" -- from its line-up in the wake of sexual harassment allegations against the actor-filmmaker and some members of the comedy collective.