Sanjay Chhel, who directed the Sanjay Dutt and Urmila Matondkar-starrer Khoobsoorat (1999), has reportedly denied the allegations of sexual misconduct
Soma Manghnani and Sanjay Chhel
Actor-turned-NGO worker Soma Manghnani has called out filmmaker Sanjay Chhel. In an interview to an entertainment television channel, she claims, "When I had gone to meet him at his office, he latched the door. He then pinned me against the wall. I froze, but managed to bolt towards the door and run away."
She further claimed that he told her such things happen in the industry. Chhel, who directed the Sanjay Dutt and Urmila Matondkar-starrer Khoobsoorat (1999), has reportedly denied the allegations of sexual misconduct.
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