Who is Jani Master, the Stree 2 choreographer arrested for sexually assaulting 21-year-old woman for years?

Reputations built over years can be crumbled with just one mistake - proving this is renowned choreographer Jani Master, a national award winner with more than 15 years in the industry, who has been arrested after accusations of sexual assault by a woman.?Jani has been arrested on charges of assaulting a woman choreographer who he had employed when she was only 17 years old.?

He has been?charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act by the Narsingi police of Cyberabad. As per NDTV,?he has been taken into custody and is expected to be transferred to Hyderabad for further investigation. It is said that he was planning to flee the country to avoid arrest and was?moving across North India.?Here's all you need to know about him.? ?

Who is Jani Master??

Shaik Jani Basha who is better known as?Jani Master?recently worked on song?Aayi Nai?for?Stree 2,?which starred?Shraddha Kapoor. He has also choreographed the popular?Kaavaalaa?song from?Jailer,?which starred?Rajinikanth and Tamannaah Bhatia. The ace choreographer predominantly works in Tamil and Telugu cinema. The 42-year-old started his career with the?dance reality show?Dhee.? ?

?He was later given the opportunity to choreograph in the Telugu film?Drona, which also marked his debut in 2009. In 2012, Ram Charan hired him for?Racha and other films. Apart from Ram Charan, Jani Master has also worked with ace actors including?Pawan Kalyan, Allu Arjun, NT Rama Rao Jr, Ram Pothineni and Ravi Teja among others.?

Jani Master's?Bollywood films

Salman Khan first chose him as the choreographer for his 2014 film Jai Ho. In 2021, he worked in?Radhe and in Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan the following year. In 2023, he choreographed for?Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya, and recently worked in Stree 2 and?Khel Khel Mein.?

Sexual assault allegations against Jani Master

As per the complaint, Jani Master sexually assaulted her multiple times during the shooting of various films in various locations including Chennai, Mumbai, and Hyderabad. The 21-year-old woman who has accused him of the crime is herself a choreographer from Narsingi, Telangana. She has also claimed that Jani abused her at her own house in Narsingi in Hyderabad.??

The Police have filed a zero FIR, which?can be filed in any police station regardless of the place where the crime is committed or the jurisdiction of the police station,?against him. Following this, he has been?booked the choreographer under clause (2) and (n) of section 376 (rape), criminal intimidation (506) and voluntarily causing hurt (323) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Jana Sena Party distances itself from Jani Master??

Jani Master had officially joined the Jana Sena Party on January 24, 2024. After sexual assault allegations against him,?Pawan Kalyan-led party has distanced itself from him. In the statement, the party said, "Mr Shaik Jani was ordered to stay away from Jana Sena party activities. The party leadership decided on this after a case was registered against him with the police. The decision comes into effect immediately."

For the uninitiated, Jani shares a close relationship with Pawan Kalyan. He had even campaigned for him during the Andhra Pradesh elections.?

Jani is now expected to appear in a court on Friday. The survive meanwhile has requested increased security measures for her protection because of the high-profile nature of the case. On the other side, the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce (TFCC) has urged unions and industry federations to not allow him to perform his professional duties.

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