In a new round of accusations against producer Asit Kumarr Modi, actress Jennifer Mistry, who portrayed Mrs. Roshan Sodhi in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, has been named. The actress accused Modi of sexual harassment in May 2023, and just recently, the Mumbai Police filed a complaint against the sitcom’s creators.
In one of her most recent interviews, Jennifer has now accused Modi of exerting influence over Gurucharan Singh, the actor who portrayed Jennifer’s husband in the show and was a key witness in her case.
She added that once Gurucharan agreed to testify for her, the producer paid off his outstanding debts.
“Gurucharan knows everything and in May 2023, he called me and had assured me that he would be a witness for me in the court. He had categorically told me he would not comment in the media but he will come to the court to support me,” Jennifer told E-Times.
She added, “On June 9, when I went to meet him, he told me he was called to office on June 8 all of a sudden and all his outstanding dues which were pending since the last three and a half years were cleared. I realised he would not speak in my favour. I did not tell him anything, but he told me that he can be the neutral person between Asit Modi and me who can get us to sit across and discuss.”
Jennifer not only accused Modi of inappropriate behaviour but also project director Sohail Ramani and executive producer Jatin Bajaj of sexual harassment.
Earlier, the producer had called Jennifer’s accusations against him unfounded and threatened to sue the actress for attempting to smear him.
In an official statement, the show’s producer, project manager Sohail Ramani, executive producer Jatin Bajaj, and the team of directors denied all the charges and claimed that Jennifer was motivated by retaliation because her employment agreement with the production company had been terminated.
