Bollywood music director Daboo Malik ne recently apne bhai Anu Malik ke MeToo allegations par khul kar baat ki. Unhone bataya ki is controversy ne unki family ko emotionally bahut hurt kiya tha.
Daboo Malik ne kaha ki, “Hamari family uss time pain ko handle nahi kar pa rahi thi. Yeh sab ek dum se hua aur bahut mushkil waqt tha.” Unhone accepted kiya ki accusations ke baad family ne bahut criticism face kiya aur media glare ne unhe mentally disturb kiya.
2018 ke MeToo movement ke dauraan, Anu Malik par kai women singers ne allegations lagaye the. Is wajah se unhe reality show Indian Idol se temporarily hata diya gaya tha.
Daboo Malik ne emphasize kiya ki unki family ne hamesha ek dusre ka support kiya aur unhone apne bhai ke saath khade rehne ka decision liya.
“Hamare Parents Samajh Hi Nahi Paaye The” – Daboo Malik
Daboo Malik ne bataya ki unke elderly parents ke liye Anu Malik par lage allegations samajhna bahut mushkil tha. Unhone kaha, “Hamare parents ko samajh hi nahi aa raha tha ki kya ho raha hai. Woh tab apni 80s mein the, aur unke liye yeh sab process karna bahut tough tha.”
Jab unse poocha gaya ki kya unke liye aur chhote bhai Abu Malik ke liye logon ka saamna karna mushkil hua, toh Daboo ne jawab diya, “Hum isko unnecessary importance dete hain. Main nahi maanta ki hum stars hain. Anu Shah Rukh Khan ya koi superstar nahi hai, hum bas musicians hain. Social media par unnecessarily log baat karte hain aur kisi ko position de dete hain. Main nahi maanta hum itne important hain ki is par conversation bhi ho.”
Anu Malik’s MeToo Case
October 2018 mein jab India mein MeToo Movement shuru hua, tab multiple women ne music composer Anu Malik par sexual harassment ke serious allegations lagaye.
Singer Shweta Pandit ne claim kiya ki Anu Malik ne unke saath unwanted pass kiya tha jab woh sirf 15 saal ki thi. Lekin lyricist Sameer ne Anu ko support kiya aur is baat ko deny kiya.
Iske baad singers Sona Mohapatra aur Neha Bhasin ne bhi Anu Malik par predatory behavior ka aarop lagaya, jabki singer Hema Sardesai unke support mein aayi. Anu Malik ne apne upar lage sabhi allegations ko deny kiya, lekin public backlash ki wajah se unhe Indian Idol Season 10 ki judge ki seat chhodni padi.
Interestingly, singer Alisha Chinai, jinhone 1990s mein Anu Malik par molestation ka case file kiya tha, unhone bhi naye allegations ka support kiya.
2019 mein Anu Malik wapas Indian Idol Season 11 mein judge banke aaye, lekin phir se controversy ke wajah se unhe show chhodna pada. Unhone kaha ki wo kaam par focus nahi kar paa rahe the.
On January 17, 2020, the National Commission for Women (NCW) closed the case because substantial evidence was not found. Lekin NCW ne yeh bhi clarify kiya ki agar future mein new evidence aata hai toh case dobara open kiya jaa sakta hai.
