While some survivors have felt empowered with the ongoing #MeToo movement, television actor Helen Fonseca rues her 2015 allegations are yet to meet their conclusive end. The Udaan Sapnon Ki actor had accused co-star Sai Ballal of sexually harassing her and sending her objectionable videos and texts.

Tired of his advances, Fonseca says she turned to executive producer Gurudev Bhalla's wife for help, who then directed her to Bhalla. "Gurudev could have spoken to both of us, but he simply messaged, 'You are adults. If you want to pursue this, talk to the governing bodies.' After this, they [the makers] would give me a call time by evening. I would keep waiting, and then be told later in the night, 'Sorry, we are not shooting with you today.' This went on for four days. Then they started playing dirty with me and started working toward ousting me from the show. They gave my role to another actor. When I questioned it, I was insulted by Bharat Chouksey [creative head] and production head Abhishek Agarwal in front of the cast and crew."