Overview

• In an Oct. 6 interview on Zoom reported by Times Now and News18, Alisha Chinai revisited filing a sexual-harassment case against composer Anu Malik in 1996.
• Chinai says the industry “rubbished” her complaint and that she received little support beyond encouragement from her then-husband and manager, Rajesh.
• She recalls losing work because most of her assignments were with Malik, though she says she tried not to let the resulting isolation affect her.
• After an apology and what she describes as changed behavior, she resumed working with Malik around 2003, a reunion she says was facilitated by Tips’ Kumar Taurani and led to projects like Ishq Vishk and later TV judging.
• During the 2018 #MeToo movement, Chinai says she affirmed other women’s allegations against Malik, telling them she agreed with “every word.”