In a progressive step, Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan made an announcement of stepping away from a film that was associated with a sexual misconduct accused. Owners of production company Aamir Khan Productions, the actor and his wife Kiran issued an official statement saying, “Two weeks ago, when traumatic #MeToo stories began emerging, it was brought to our attention that someone we were about to begin work with has been accused of sexual misconduct. Upon enquiry, we found that this particular case is sub judice and that the legal process is in motion.”
They added, “We are not an investigative agency, nor are we in any position to pass judgment on anyone, that is for the police and judiciary to do. So, without casting any aspersions on anyone involved in this case, and without coming to any conclusions about these specific allegations, we have decided to step away from this film.” The statement was in reference to filmmaker Subhash Kapoor, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by an actress in 2014. Khan was touted to join Kapoor's Gulshan Kumar biopic. Following Khan's withdrawal, the director released a statement saying, “I understand and respect Aamir Khan's and Kiran Rao's decision. Since matter is sub judice, I intend to prove my innocence in the court of law.”
Kapoor has been facing the heat in the industry, and was recently fired by Ekta Kapoor from her web series 'The Verdict'.
