Actor Nana Patekar on Thursday dismissed an accusation of sexual harassment by actress Tanushree Dutta, saying he may take legal action.
In his first response since the allegation re-emerged this week a decade after Tanushree had spoken out about it, Nana told the media: "What can I do about what one says? You tell me. What does it mean by sexual harassment?"
Tanushree, who had first raised the allegation against Nana in 2008, brought the spotlight once again on her unsavoury experience of working with the actor in the film Horn 'Ok' Pleassss, through a recent interview.
Nana told, "We were on the set and there were 200 people sitting in front of us. What I can say?"
Asked if he will take any legal action, he said, "I will see what can be done legally. (When asked about any legal action) Let's see. It is also wrong/inappropriate to talk to you (media) since you publish anything."
On the allegation the National Award-winning actor said, "Let anyone say anything. I will continue to do in my life what I have been doing."
Tanushree, recently hit out at Nana and named choreographer Ganesh Acharya, director Rakesh Sarang and producer Sami Siddiqui accomplices in the harassment she faced.
Back in 2008, at a press conference to address the "indecent behaviour" allegation by Tanushree, Nana had said he was highly surprised at the charges by the actress, who he said was "my daughter's age".
On her part, the former beauty queen has said her voice was suppressed back then by Nana's powerful position.