The Directors Association of Eastern India has indefinitely suspended actor and director Arindam Sil following sexual assault allegations from a female actor on one of his film sets. Sil issued an apology, but he maintains that the incident was accidental and occurred while explaining one of the shots in the movie.
According to several reports, one of the witnesses testified that his assistant had witnessed the incident and reported it to him during the filming of Ekti Khunir Sandhane Mitin. The witnessed also confirmed that the actor seemed visibly distressed. The other witness reportedly saw the director kissing the actor. However, he did not realize the gravity of the situation.
She further added, “No untoward incident happened in our production house because of him. I am there to protest against all acts of proven guilt. But is it possible to change the credit line days before the release? We will proceed with the release on Sept 13.However, our digital team has not engaged in any collaboration on social media with him for this launch.” However, Datta has postponed the release of Sil’s Iskaboner Bibi, which was scheduled for the end of October.