New Delhi .Actor and director Mahesh Manjrekar has reacted to the old MeToo controversy involving actress Tanushree Dutta and late actor Nana Patekar. He has claimed that he is aware of what happened on the sets during the shooting of the film 'Horn Ok Please' in 2008. According to Mahesh, he knows the people associated with the shooting of that film and he was informed about the developments. He called it unnecessary to bring this controversy into discussion again.
During a conversation, Mahesh Manjrekar said that he knew many people present on the sets of the film. According to him, he had talked to the people present there and they had told that no incident had happened at that time as stated in the allegations. Mahesh said that he knows what happened on the set that day and who were present there. However, he did not mention any independent investigation or new documentary evidence in his statement.
Mahesh Manjrekar also said that there are some people who, despite getting the support of many people, do not get the support of even one person. In such circumstances they may bring up old matters again. According to him, in the era of social media, people express their opinions on different issues and it is no longer easy to stop any controversy from coming into discussion again.
This controversy came into limelight in the year 2018 when Tanushree Dutta had made serious allegations regarding the alleged behavior of Nana Patekar on the sets of the film 'Horn OK Please' in the year 2008. Tanushree said that during the shooting of a song, Nana behaved inappropriately with her and touched her inappropriately. The actress had also alleged that when she protested against the incident and raised her voice, she had to face troubles later.
Tanushree had also claimed at that time that some people carried out attacks against her and whenever she went anywhere, she was followed. After these allegations came to light, a widespread discussion started in the film industry about the MeToo campaign. The case raised issues of women's safety in the workplace in the entertainment industry, behavior of artists and handling of complaints into public debate.
Nana Patekar had earlier rejected these allegations. After this controversy, reactions of people and artists associated with the film also came to light. However, Mahesh Manjrekar's latest statement has once again brought that old incident into discussion. His statement mentions conversations he had with people present on the set, but it cannot be seen as a judicial conclusion regarding the incident or a final confirmation of the allegations.
Referring to the ups and downs in Nana Patekar's life, Mahesh said that he had to face many difficulties. He also expressed the need to ignore such old things. He believes that due to social media, old controversies come up again and again and people keep commenting on them.
Meanwhile, even after the death of Nana Patekar, this matter came into discussion again due to the reactions of Tanushree Dutta. According to available information, Nana Patekar died of a heart attack on 8 October 2026 in Goa. The last rites were performed at his farmhouse in Pune. Now after Mahesh Manjrekar's statement, the old debate regarding the alleged incident that took place on the sets of the film and the allegations that came to light in the year 2018 has intensified again.