After '100%' Makers Announce Sajid Khan's Comeback, Netizens Question Film Industry's Integrity

Looks like Sajid Khan is all set to make a comeback to the director's chair with the upcoming 100%. The comedy drama starring actors John Abraham, Riteish Deshmukh, Nora Fatehi and Bigg Boss fame Shehnaaz Gill in leading roles, will be helmed by Sajid Khan.?

While many people are excited for debutante Shehnaaz Gill's first Bollywood movie, others are not happy about Sajid Khan's come back In Bollywood after the shocking sexual harassment accusations.?

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Best known for the Housefull film series, Sajid Khan was accused of sexual assault by several female colleagues from the Hindi film industry.??

The Film and Television Directors’ Association even imposed a ban on Sajid Khan from directing movies amid the allegations. The news of Sajid Khan's comeback has been confirmed by makers of 100% as they released a poster of the film announcing Sajid Khan as the director.?

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The film is to be produced by Bhushan Kumar and Amar Butala. Soon after the poster of the film went viral on the internet, people was shocked to learn that Sajid Khan is coming back.?

Taking to Twitter, a user questioned, "Isn't #SajidKhan #Metoo?accussed by several women? Has he been proved innocent? This B'wood is sh*t n full of hypocrites. Their feminism n wokeism is selective. How can they work with a j**k like Sajid ? He thought 2 yrs underground n everyone will forget ? Crap."?

Another wrote, "Money aur Limelight ke liye kuch bhi kar lege ye log!"?

A third user commented, "multiple women have talked about sajid khan sexually assaulting them.. it's not that he got a movie to direct again but that name talent didn't even hesitate once signing this.. what a shame."?

Here's what others tweeted:

For those who are unversed, at least 9 women colleagues of Sajid Khan had accused him of sexual misconduct and harassment.? ?

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According to reports, Saloni Chopra was the first person to oust the filmmaker after she revealed that he made her feel uncomfortable and left her in tears when she had gone for an interview to be his Assistant Director in the year 2011.?

Among his alleged victims, a journalist named Karishma Upadhyay had accused Sajid Khan of sexual harassment and said that he flashed his penis at her during an interview.?

Meanwhile, the film 100% is scheduled to release in Diwali 2023 and is set against the backdrop of a big Indian wedding and spies.

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