Mandana Karimi Who Alleged Sajid Khan In #MeToo Quits Bollywood As Latter Enters Bigg Boss 16

Ever since #MeToo accused Sajid Khan entered the controversial house of Bigg Boss, he is being called out mercilessly by netizens and even celebrities. This Salman Khan-hosted show started premiering its 16th season last weekend. Mandana Karimi, one of the actresses who named Sajid during the #MeToo movement has now decided to quit Bollywood as she believes there is no respect for women in the industry.

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What were the accusations made against Sajid?

In 2018, as many as nine women had come forward to accuse Sajid of exploiting his position of power, and Karimi was one of them. She had then claimed that Sajid asked her to remove her clothes when she went to meet him for Humshakals, saying, ¡®If I like what I see, you might get the part¡¯. Others who accused Sajid of similar reasons were Saloni Chopra, Rachel White, Karishma Upadhyay, Aahana Kumra, Simran Suri, Jiah Khan, Sherlyn Chopra and Dimple Paul.

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What did Mandana express while parting ways from Bollywood?

Mandana feels that where Sajid is being welcomed wholeheartedly, she has to fight with people to clear her dues. ¡°To be honest, I¡¯m not surprised to see him back in the spotlight. For people, life has become like I will put my head under the sand. If it is going to benefit me, and I can make money, then who cares? That shows why the MeToo movement in India and many other countries didn¡¯t really reach anywhere,¡± Karimi told Hindustan Times.

¡°It was just a few women, they came, they spoke and that was it. What is the action? Who is boycotting these people? Nothing is going to happen. Because we are talking about the bigger industry, which is a place where someone is someone¡¯s mom, boyfriend, girlfriend or husband. It¡¯s like you, you scratch my back, and I will scratch your back¡±, this Iran-born actress added.

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Mandana¡¯s dues from the last show are yet to be cleared

Mandana who played the role of Nancy Malhotra in 2018¡¯s Ishqbaaz says ¡°I¡¯m still fighting for my money. My full payment hasn¡¯t come, the show (Lock Upp) was over five months back. I am still waiting to know why they aren¡¯t clearing my dues¡±.

For the facts, Mandana was also a part of Bigg Boss in season 9 and was also featured in a web series named The Casino in 2020. On the big screen front, Mandana has worked in films like Roy, Bhag Johnny, Mai Aur Charles and Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3.

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