The controversy over Sajid Khan’s involvement in Bigg Boss 16 is still going strong. Numerous celebrities and social media users criticised the programme and the network Colors TV for giving the director a platform despite the numerous claims of sexual assault made against him. The head of the Delhi Commission for Women, Swati Maliwal, has since spoken out against his admission and urged that he be kicked from the well-known reality TV programme.
In a letter to Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur, the head of the Delhi Commission for Women Swati Maliwal demanded that filmmaker Sajid Khan be fired from the reality competition Bigg Boss. This is due to allegations of sexual harassment made against him by numerous women during the #MeToo movement. On October 1, the first episode of Bigg Boss’ 16th season aired. Salman Khan, an actor, serves as the show’s host.
“Ten women had accused Sajid Khan of sexual harassment during the #MeToo movement. All these complaints show the disgusting mentality of Sajid. Now, this man has been given a place in Bigg Boss, which is wrong. I have written to @ianuragthakur to have Sajid Khan removed from this show,” Maliwal said in a tweet in Hindi on Monday.
साजिद खान के ख़िलाफ़ 10 महिलाओं ने #MeToo मूव्मेंट के दौरान यौन शोषण के आरोप लगाए थे। ये सभी कम्प्लेंट साजिद की घिनौनी मानसिकता दिखाती है। अब ऐसे आदमी को Bigg Boss में जगह दी गयी है जो कि पूरी तरह ग़लत है। मैंने @ianuragthakur जी को पत्र लिखा है की साजिद खान को इस शो से हटवाएँ! pic.twitter.com/4ao9elyvkk
— Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) October 10, 2022
The Indian Film and Television Directors’ Association (IFTDA) put him on a one-year suspension. He quit earlier that year as director of “Houseful 4,” and Farhad Samji took over.
