Bengali Filmmaker Arindam Sil Suspended Over Sexual Assault Allegations

This comes amid a storm of #MeToo allegations that has shaken the Malayalam film industry.

Bengali filmmaker and actor Arindam Sil has been suspended by the Directors Association of Eastern India (DAEI) over allegations of sexual harassment on the sets of one of his films.

Sil, who is also the executive producer for several Bollywood movies like Te3n, Gunday and Kahaani, was suspended based on "prima facie evidence".

In a letter to the director, the film body's president Subrata Sen and secretary Sudeshna Roy said the allegations against him were of "deep concern" and "maligning" the organisation.