Television actor Saanvie Tallwar has made serious allegations against actor Karan Kundrra, claiming he kissed her without consent while they were shooting for the television show Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum. She also alleged that he later slapped and verbally abused her following the incident.
Speaking to Filmibeat, Saanvie recalled that the incident took place during the filming of a scene involving a kiss and a slap.
“There was a scene in which he had to kiss me and I had to slap him, but the director hadn’t clapped action, even before that he kissed me and I slapped him. How can you touch me without my permission. He didn’t react at that time, but then he came back in sometime and slapped me hard. There is difference between the intensity in a girl and a man’s slap. I fell on the floor and then he abused me and my family. Nobody supported me. Later Ektaa ma’am apologised on Karan’s behalf and supported me. She managed to make things easy,” she said.
Saanvie further claimed that she believed Karan had developed an interest in her and informed his then-girlfriend, Anusha Dandekar, about it through a mutual friend.
“A girl actually understands what kind of gaze and vibe the boy is doing. We had a common friend, so I decided to convey it to Anusha Dandekar who was Karan’s girlfriend back then that Karan was interested in me. But after that, she kept coming to set and monitoring. Soon after, they started making things difficult for me and the whole environment turned toxic,” she alleged.
The actress also claimed that a few months later, she again felt uncomfortable while filming a romantic sequence with Karan, alleging that the director failed to call “cut” during the shoot. She further stated that the show’s director was later replaced, adding that two directors were changed during the course of the production.
Karan Kundrra has not publicly responded to these allegations at the time of writing.