Mahima Chaudhry claims Subhash Ghai bullied her and told producers not to cast her

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Mahima Chaudhry [Pic credit: Pinkvilla]
Mahima Chaudhry [Pic credit: Pinkvilla]

Mumbai : Actress Mahima Chaudhry, who made her acting debut with Pardes (1997) opposite Shah Rukh Khan has come out speaking against filmmaker Subash Ghai who bullied her in the past. The actress claims that if she was from the industry, she wouldn’t have been bullied so much.

Talking to Bollywood Hungama, Mahima said, "I was bullied by Subhash Ghai. He even took me to the court and wanted me to cancel my first show. It was quite stressful. He sent a message to all the producers that nobody should work with me."

"If you pick up one of the issues of Trade Guide magazine in 1998 or 1999, there was an ad that he had given which stated that if anybody wanted to work with me, that person would have to contact him. Otherwise, it would be a breach of contract. However, there was no such contract which said that I had to seek his permission," added Mahima.

Talking about the support she needed that time, she claims that it was only Salman Khan, Sanjay Dutt, David Dhawan and Rajkumar Santoshi who supported her. "These four people in the industry told me to stay strong. David Dhawan called and told me that, ‘Don’t worry and don’t let him bully you.’ Apart from these four people, I didn’t receive a call from anyone else,” Mahima said to the portal.

Further talking about being bullied in the industry she said, “I am sure if I was from the industry, I wouldn’t have been bullied so much. But you have to stand up and fight.”