After director Anurag Kashyap was accused of sexual harassment by Payal Ghosh, many celebrities from the industry came out in support of Kashyap.
However, two very important people stood up for the director; his ex-wives – Aarti Bajaj and Kalki Koechlin.
Kalki Koechlin had a very emotional message to share with all her viewers. She said, “Dear Anurag, don’t let this social media circus get to you, you have fought for the freedom of women in your scripts, you’ve defended their integrity in your professional space as well as in your personal life. I have been witness to it, in the personal and professional space you have always seen me as your equal, you have stood up for my integrity even after our divorce, and you have supported me when I felt unsafe in a work environment even before we got together. This strange time where everyone gets to abuse one another and make false claims without any repercussions is a dangerous and repulsive one. It is destroying families, friends and countries. But there is a place of dignity that exists beyond this virtual blood bath, a place of paying attention to the needs of those around you, a place of being kind even when no one is looking, and I know you are very familiar with that place. Hang on to that dignity, stay strong and keep doing the work you do. Love from an ex wife.”
While posting the same message on Twitter, Kalki captioned the message saying, “Trolls toh troll hi karenge”.
While this is what Kalki had to say, Aarti Bajaj too spoke her mind via social media as she comforted her ex-husband the best way she could.
“First wife here.. You are a rockstar @anuragkashyap10. Keep empowering women as you do and the safest place you create for all of them. I see it first hand with our daughter. There is no integrity left and the world is full of losers and no brains baying for blood of anyone who has a voice. If everybody spends the energy which they use in hating others constructively this world will be a better place. Cheapest stunt I have seen till now. First it made me angry then I laughed so hard as it cannot come more framed than this. I am sorry that you have to go through this. That’s the level of them. You stay HIGH and keep using your voice. We love you,” Bajaj stated.