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Bollywood celebrities like Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar and Hansal Mehta among many others have come out in support of actress Tanushree Dutta, who has spoken up about her sexual harassment at the hands of veteran actor Nana Patekar on a film set a decade ago.

Tanushree, a former beauty queen, who had first raised the allegation against the actor in 2008, brought the spotlight once again on her unpleasant experience of working with Nana during the shooting of Horn ‘Ok’ Pleassss, in a recent interview.

While speaking to IANS, Tanushree said it was because of Nana’s powerful position as a National Award winning actor that her voice had remained suppressed for so long.

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Tanushree Dutta’s #MeToo Moment: Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar & Other B-Town Celebs FINALLY Break The Silence

Here’s what the celebrities have tweeted:

Priyanka Chopra: Agreed..the world needs to believe survivors.

Farhan Akhtar, who has launched a social campaign Men Against Rape and Discrimination or MARD in 2013, re-tweeted a string of posts by an eyewitness about the details of Tanushree’s ordeal.

“This thread is very telling. Janice (Sequeira, who at that time was with a news channel) was there at the time of the incident being debated today. Even when Tanushree Dutta had career concerns to keep quiet 10 years ago, she did not. And her story has not changed now. Her courage should be admired, not her intention questioned,” Farhan said.

Actress Richa Chadha wrote that “It hurts to be Tanushree Dutta right now. To be alone, questioned.

“No woman wants publicity that opens the floodgates of trolling and insensitivity. What happened to her on set was intimidation. Her only fault was she did not back down — (that) takes a special courage to be Tanushree Dutta.”