Richa won't lend support to Anurag amid sexual harassment case. Here's why

Actor Richa Chadha, whose name was dragged in by Payal Ghosh in the case that she filed against Anurag Kashyap last month, says that she will not go out of her way to defend the filmmaker.

Mumbai:Actor Richa Chadha's name was in headlines after Payal Ghosh named her in the accusations of sexual assault against Anurag Kashyap. Following which, Richa took the legal route and filed a defamation case against Ghosh. Unlike other Bollywood divas who supported Kashyap, the Masaan actor said she is advised to have a 'cautious' approach in talking about the filmmaker.

After Payal accused Anurag of sexual misconduct, several celebrities from the industry have come forward to support the filmmaker, saying #MeToo movement should not be misused. Actors like Taapsee Pannu, Tisca Chopra, Surveen Chawla, Radhika Apte were among the celebrities who came forward to support Kashyap.

Richa, who has worked with Kashyap in Gangs of Wasseypur and Masaan for which he was a producer, said that she had very limited Interaction with the Dev D helmer and can count on numbers how many times she met him in the past decade.

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The actor further added that she is not Kashyap's advocate and that he has a very "sound legal team" who can defend him.

"A lot of people have offered their support to him, and yes to an extent, it is legal advice," said Richa. She further added that her legal team has advised her not to comment on Mr Kashyap and thus she will not go out of her way and defending him. "He can defend himself," said the Panga actor.

Meanwhile, Richa has filed a case before Bombay High Court for Rs 1.10 crore against Payal for "tarnishing her reputation" and subjecting her to "immense humiliation, ridicule, unwanted speculation, harassment, harsh public scrutiny and loss of business opportunity and goodwill thereby causing tremendous stress and mental agony".

Richa has also sought National Commission for Women (NCW) for aid in connection with her name being dragged into a sexual assault case by Payal.