Vikas Bahl’s Notice To Anurag Kashyap & Vikramaditya Motwane; States Them As Opportunists

Director Vikas Bahl, is in news amidst the raging #MeToo movement. Former employee of Phantom Films accused the director for sexual assault on her. While celebrities like Kangana Ranaut and Imran Khan supported her claim, even his associates, Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane agreed upon the allegations. Now as per the latest reports, Vikas has lashed at both co-workers by calling them as opportunists.

As reported by Mumbai Mirror, Vikas Bahl sent legal notices to both Anurag kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane, via e-mail. Bahl accused them of not only orchestrating the whole campaign against him, but also using the opportunity to disband Phantom Films, which was established in 2011 by Kashyap, Motwane, Bahl and producer Madhu Mantena and making him look like the person responsible for the production house’s fall and termed them as opportunists for using the allegations to defame him.

The notice, issued through Advocate Shamsher Garud of Jayakar and Partners, alleges that Kashyap bribed another employee of the production house to make similar allegations against Bahl. “This makes us wonder whether the alleged incident [of sexual assault] also has any authenticity, given that the alleged victim was, in fact, working as your own employee.”

The notice alleges that Kashyap and Motwane acted on hearsay to paint Bahl as the villain of the piece. “You are neither a witness nor the alleged victim, but instead an opportunist seeking to derive benefit based on unsubstantiated information. The alleged incident has not been established in any court of law and that you have exploited the media to propagate your own personal vendetta,” the notice says.