Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal Recalls Asit Modi’s Disturbing Comment:
Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal—best known for playing Mrs. Roshan Sodhi on Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah—recounted a troubling experience in March 2019 during a shoot in Singapore. During a conversation with Pinkvilla, she alleged that the show’s producer, Asit Kumarr Modi, made an inappropriate and explicitly sexual remark. According to Jennifer, he said:
"Tumhare honth bahut sundar lag rahe hain, pakadkar kiss kar loon… Tum akele room mein kya karti ho? Mere room mein aa jao," she went on to say on record.
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She added that he further invited her to his room for whiskey, stating that her roommate would be away, and pressed her to join him alone. The actress described the episode as extreme, saying it crossed boundaries she had never anticipated.
This incident marked a turning point. Jennifer disclosed that after trying to exit the show due to repeated harassment, she was threatened with withholding of four months' salary by the show's operations head and executive producer. She also said she was age‑shamed and warned of being replaced and blacklisted in the industry.
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These revelations were part of broader allegations of sexual and mental harassment on the TMKOC set. Jennifer had officially filed a complaint against Asit Modi, along with Sohail Ramani and Jatin Bajaj, prompting legal proceedings and an internal inquiry by the production house.
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"I went to Asit ji to talk about something related to Sohail, but he left everything aside and said 'You're looking sexy." Over a phone call, he went out of the line. She told him, "Sir, please, I'm working for 10 years. I'm spending 10 lakh that I've saved. I just want to go to Switzerland with my family'." She further shared, "He started saying, 'Why are you crying? If you were here, I would have hugged you, but you don't care about me.' Then he said that he was just kidding, but he did that multiple times and with many people."
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"Your Lips Are Sexy, Want To Kiss Them" - Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal Recalls Taarak Mehta's Producer Asit Modi’s Disturbing Comment
Jennifer Mistry recalled a herbal experience of sexual harassment with Taarak Mehta producer Asit Modi. He told her that her lips are sexy and he wanted to kiss her (Movie Talkies).
Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal Recalls Asit Modi’s Disturbing Comment:
Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal—best known for playing Mrs. Roshan Sodhi on Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah—recounted a troubling experience in March 2019 during a shoot in Singapore. During a conversation with Pinkvilla, she alleged that the show’s producer, Asit Kumarr Modi, made an inappropriate and explicitly sexual remark. According to Jennifer, he said:
"Tumhare honth bahut sundar lag rahe hain, pakadkar kiss kar loon… Tum akele room mein kya karti ho? Mere room mein aa jao," she went on to say on record.
She added that he further invited her to his room for whiskey, stating that her roommate would be away, and pressed her to join him alone. The actress described the episode as extreme, saying it crossed boundaries she had never anticipated.
This incident marked a turning point. Jennifer disclosed that after trying to exit the show due to repeated harassment, she was threatened with withholding of four months' salary by the show's operations head and executive producer. She also said she was age‑shamed and warned of being replaced and blacklisted in the industry.
These revelations were part of broader allegations of sexual and mental harassment on the TMKOC set. Jennifer had officially filed a complaint against Asit Modi, along with Sohail Ramani and Jatin Bajaj, prompting legal proceedings and an internal inquiry by the production house.
"I went to Asit ji to talk about something related to Sohail, but he left everything aside and said 'You're looking sexy." Over a phone call, he went out of the line. She told him, "Sir, please, I'm working for 10 years. I'm spending 10 lakh that I've saved. I just want to go to Switzerland with my family'." She further shared, "He started saying, 'Why are you crying? If you were here, I would have hugged you, but you don't care about me.' Then he said that he was just kidding, but he did that multiple times and with many people."
Stay tuned to Movie Talkies' website and social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram), along with our YouTube channel, for the latest updates, breaking news, box office reports, movie reviews, celebrity spottings, and interviews from Bollywood, television, OTT, Hollywood, and regional cinema, including South Indian films.