Samir Karnik Lost Out On His Career Because Of Me Too Campaign Against Him By Singer- Actress Anaya Brahma

Jyothi Venkatesh

The Me Too movement may have gained a large momentum only now but way back in 2012, not many are aware of the fact that filmmaker Samir Karnik, who had made the first installment of Yamla Pagla Deewana as well as Char Din Ki Chandni was accused of harassment and not honoring a film commitment by actress-playback singer Anaya Brahma, who had appeared in Tinnu Verma’s film the Arjun starrer Kattuppuli (Tamil). Anaya had even filed a non-cognizable complaint at the Oshiwara Police Station against the filmmaker. Ironically, it was Samir who had actually given Anaya her first Bollywood break with the film Char Din Ki Chandni. Anaya had gone on record at a hurriedly called Press conference by PR Parul Chawla that she was promised a three minute full fledged video as well towards the end of the film. She had said that she had even made it at a cost of ten lakhs with Bosco- Ceaser as the choreographers.

“It was only a two minutes long song, complained Anaya who had composed the number titled DJ Play That Song in the film”, Anaya had said then. Hear what Anaya went on to say then. “One night Samir asked me to join him and a few other boys at a party. I thought that it would perhaps be not safe for me to go alone but late in the night, he started calling me. He was in high spirits and kept asking me why I hadn’t turned up and even threatened that I would have to pay for it. He even wanted to come over to my place and started asking for my address”.

Anaya Brahma

However, the following day, he sent Anaya an SMS apology. “He did not speak to me for a few days.  I messaged him to check on the status of the song. Then on one day, he called me to an editing room. His behavior continued to bother me. Since I had taken someone along with me, the way I always do, he got really angry with me and told me, why you bring people along? Samir used to boast that he had made the careers of Dharamji, Sunny and Bobby. Your promo is about to hit the screens, samajh sakte ho na main aapke liye kya kar raha hoon.”

Anaya continues. “Samir used to ask me to come to his office or editing room in a bikini and strip. Samir has broken my trust. Though the film was released in February, no video was released had been released. The song was picturized in the film on Kulraj Randhawa and not me as promised. If I do not respect myself, no one will respect me. He has played with my career.”

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