Ajay Devgn’s ‘De De Pyaar De’ Trailer Faces Flak From Netizens For Featuring Alok Nath

Alok Nath has been accused of raping Vinta Nanda. He has been accused of sexually harassing a crew member of ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain‘s team. He has been expelled by CINTAA. And actresses like Navneet Nishan, Sandhya Mridul and Himani Shivpuri have spoken up about his actions. However, despite all that, here we are watching him in a mainstream Bollywood movie, alongside Tabu and Ajay Devgn.

On his birthday, Ajay Devgn released the trailer for his latest film ‘De De Pyaar De’. It featured Rakul Preet Singh, Tabu, Javed Jaffery and rape-accused Alok Nath.

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According to The Hindu, during the trailer-release event, producer Luv Ranjan was asked about Alok Nath’s presence in the movie. And Devgn’s insensitive response to it was this:

“This is not the right place to talk about it. And jinki aap baat kar rahe hai woh film uske pehle complete hui (the film was completed before the allegations surfaced against the concerned person).”

Alok Nath’s role in ‘De De Pyaar De’ has angered many netizens, who have rightly pointed out how it’s an insult to the #MeToo movement.

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Ajay Devgn probably needs a reminder that it doesn’t matter when a person accused of sexual harassment and/or rape was cast in a movie. If a person has been accused of a crime, they’ve to go. Back in 2017, acclaimed director Ridley Scott completely deleted Kevin Spacey (who was accused of sexual assault) from ‘All The Money in The World’ and replaced him with Christopher Plummer. So, if Devgn (and his team of producers) really don’t want to insult all those women who have stood up against Nath, there’s still time to make amends.

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