Singer Caralisa Monteiro who sang ‘Nashe Si Chadh Gayi’ from the movie Befikre recently shared her story of getting harassed by Bollywood music director Anu Malik. She said everyone in the industry knows about the kind of person Anu Malik is way before the multiple allegations of sexual misconduct levelled against him during the ongoing Indian #MeToo movement.
Anu Malik was accused of sexual harassment by singers such as Sona Mohapatra and Shweta Pandit, among several others. Pandit alleged that the incident happened when she was 15 years old. Since the allegations Anu malik has been sacked as judge from the ongoing singing show Indian Idol.
While speaking to a leading daily, Caralisa Monteiro said, “I’ve had a specific incident with Anu Malik. I had to tell him that I only work in a studio. This happened almost 15 years ago when I was starting out. I never worked with him since.”
“Anu Malik wanted me to come over to his place to jam with him. He was insistent that I came home as that’s how it was done. And I told him if you need me to sing a song, I’m a professional recording artiste, so I will meet you at the studio, take the brief and then track. So when I met him later, I went with my dear friend Clinton (Cerejo, singer), because I was uncomfortable going alone. Everyone knew the kind of individual Anu Malik was/is,” she continued.
The allegations of sexual harassment against Anu began when Sona Mohapatra called him a ‘serial predator’, Sona later also accused Kailash Kher of harassing her. After Sona’s allegations many people came forward to accuse Anu Malik of Sexual Harassment.
In response Anu Malik’s lawyer said in a statement, “The allegations made against my client are emphatically denied as completely false and baseless. My client respects the #metoo movement but to use this movement to start a character assassination mission is obnoxious.”
