The lady had additionally accused Jani Grasp of threatening her
Telugu choreographer Jani Grasp was at this time granted bail by the Telangana Excessive Courtroom in a sexual harassment case. Grasp – who has labored on dance sequences in big-ticket movies like ‘Baahubali’ and ‘Pushpa: The Rise’ – was arrested final month after a 21-year-old worker accused him of sexual harassment over a number of years, together with when she was a minor.
The younger lady stated she first met Jani Grasp – whose actual identify is Shaik Jani Basha – at an occasion in 2017. Two years later he provided her a job as an assistant choreographer, which she accepted.
The alleged sexual assaults occurred subsequently, together with as soon as at a resort Grasp and he or she, in addition to two different male dancers, have been staying in throughout a present in Mumbai.
The lady additionally accused Grasp of threatening her with bodily violence if she filed a grievance, and that he mentally harassed her throughout photoshoots and rehearsals.
Grasp reportedly even pressured her to transform and ‘marry’ him, regardless of being married; on one event, she has stated, each Grasp and his spouse entered her room and slapped her.
He was arrested on September 19 amid a MeToo row in Tollywood and Mollywood.
Earlier this month, the Nationwide Movie Awards Cell of the Ministry of Data and Broadcasting suspended the Nationwide Movie Award to be introduced to Grasp, citing allegations of sexual assault.
He would have been felicitated on the ceremony for his work on the track “Megham Karukkatha” in 2022’s Tamil film “Thiruchitrambalam”.