Tanushree Dutta once recounted her traumatic experience working with 'The Kashmir Files' director Vivek Agnihotri, and a resurfaced video of her interview is now gaining traction on Reddit.
In the interview, she described how, despite wearing revealing outfits on set, she was prohibited from resting in the van. She was also harshly scolded for being just five minutes late to the shoot and endured an entire day of waiting without being called for a single shot.
Speaking to Faridoon Shahryar, Tanushree, who collaborated with Vivek in the 2005 film 'Chocolate', shared, «One day, when I reached the set five minutes late, he shouted at me and called me unprofessional. There were times when I arrived on set before the lights were even on, and nothing was ready—no setup, nothing. But on that particular day, I was exactly five minutes late, and he was there only to check if I had shown up.»
Tanushree further revealed how the director made her feel uneasy on set. He allegedly prevented her from resting in the van or covering herself with a robe. «Actors are supposed to rest in the van when they’re not shooting, especially when you’re dressed in such attire—short clothes and the like. Even when I sat with a robe on, he would say, ‘No, there’s a shot coming up, so take it off.’ He made me sit in those short clothes in front of the entire crew.»