Wednesday, December 31, 2025
ADVT 
Bollywood

Accusing Without Formal Complaint Is Not Authentic: Kailash Kher On #MeToo

Darpan News Desk IANS, 09 Feb, 2019 05:27 AM

    Singer Kailash Kher, who has been accused by multiple women of sexual harassment, says that in his view, if a person is not making a formal complaint and just continues to accuse, it is not authentic.


    Kailash was interacting with the media at the music launch of Marathi film "Dokyala Shot" along with Riteish Deshmukh and Abhijit Panse here.


    A few months ago, singer Sona Mahapatra had shared her alleged unsavoury experience with Kailash, and after that, at least four other women raised allegations against the "Teri deewani" singer.


    Sona, in an interview, has said she will not lodge a police complaint against Kailash, but she will make sure he doesn't repeat his alleged act in future.


    Reacting to this, Kailash said: "Everyone has their own thinking. If I accuse someone only by taking that individual's name over and over again then, nothing will come out of it. If you will take legal recourse against that person, then it becomes another matter altogether.


    "If I tell you that I will not make a complaint against that individual, but still I will accuse him of doing certain criminal activity, then I feel it's not an authentic complaint."


    Does he feel Sona's allegations are baseless?


    Kailash said: "No. I will not decide what is right and what is wrong. I have never accused someone. I am living my life. We are simple human beings and we focus on creating music."


    On his upcoming projects, Kailash said: "We are now doing live concert of Kailasa all over India and the world. Along with that, we are working on our new album. It is named as 'Tham Ja'."


    Kailash has sung a song in "Dokyala Shot".


    "Earlier, I have sung many Marathi songs and it will be my 20th Marathi song with this film. I have sung songs in 25 languages and I have come at this event after singing a Tamil song for Ilaiyaraaja sir."

    MORE Bollywood ARTICLES

    After Kangana Ranaut, Another Actress Accuses Vikas Bahl Of 'Forcibly Trying To Kiss' Her

    After Kangana Ranaut, Another Actress Accuses Vikas Bahl Of 'Forcibly Trying To Kiss' Her
    An avalanche of allegations about filmmaker Vikas Bahl are piling up after another actress (on the condition of anonymity) came forward with her story of how the Queen director allegedly "forcibly tried to kiss" her.

    After Kangana Ranaut, Another Actress Accuses Vikas Bahl Of 'Forcibly Trying To Kiss' Her

    Kangana Ranaut Furious With Sonam Kapoor For Calling Her #MeToo Story 'Hard To Believe'

    Kangana Ranaut Furious With Sonam Kapoor For Calling Her #MeToo Story 'Hard To Believe'
    Sonam has posted a rebuttal on Instagram blaming "irresponsible media" who, she says, have "misquoted (her) or taken (her) quote out of context and made other women react." Presumably, she means Kangana, whom she doesn't name.

    Kangana Ranaut Furious With Sonam Kapoor For Calling Her #MeToo Story 'Hard To Believe'

    Pro-Kannada Activists Protest, Seek Ban Sunny Leone's Show In Bengaluru

    Pro-Kannada Activists Protest, Seek Ban Sunny Leone's Show In Bengaluru
    Members of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike Yuva Sene (KRVYS) burnt Sunny Leone's effigy and claimed that the show was "against Kannada culture."

    Pro-Kannada Activists Protest, Seek Ban Sunny Leone's Show In Bengaluru

    Lawyer Has Asked Me Not To Talk To Media: Nana Patekar On Tanushree Dutta's Claim

    Nana, in a media briefing, refused to take questions from the press.

    Lawyer Has Asked Me Not To Talk To Media: Nana Patekar On Tanushree Dutta's Claim

    New Season Of AIB Show Cancelled By Hotstar After #MeToo Allegations

    New Season Of AIB Show Cancelled By Hotstar After #MeToo Allegations
    In a statement about AIB, Star India's streaming platform Hotstar said it "will not stand by anything" that compromises the respect or safety of women

    New Season Of AIB Show Cancelled By Hotstar After #MeToo Allegations

    Malala Yousafzai Finally Convinced Shah Rukh Khan to Visit Oxford University

    Malala Yousafzai Finally Convinced Shah Rukh Khan to Visit Oxford University
      Superstar Shah Rukh Khan says he would love to speak to the students of Oxford University, adding that meeting Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, who has started her second academic year there, will be a privilege for him.

    Malala Yousafzai Finally Convinced Shah Rukh Khan to Visit Oxford University