Casting couch row: Odia film producer Sanjay Nayak hits back at Prakruti Mishra, warns of defamation suit 

A day after actress Prakruti Mishra levelled serious allegations of casting couch against film producer Sanjay Nayak aka Tutu Nayak, the latter dismissed all the charges and termed them as baseless while addressing a press conference on Friday. 

Nayak said he would file a defamation case against the two heroines and the news channel that broadcast their statements.   

“The industry knows who I am. I would like to thank those Odisha people who supported me as they know who I am. I know Prakruti Mishra as the daughter of Manmath Mishra and I have nothing to do with what she is doing," Nayak said. 

"In Babushaan case, as a guardian, I had said some actresses get works through superstars, but they shouldn’t ruin anyone’s house. I hadn’t said anything bad about her (Prakruti Mishra's). But she had since been nurturing a grudge against me and yesterday she used bad words against me. I have discussed with my advocate and will file defamation cases against the two heroines and the news channel that talked about me without any proof,” said Nayak. 

Notably, while speaking to a private channel, Mishra had said that in a Whatsapp group, some girls alleged that Sanjay Nayak was involved in the casting couch. He would ask the newcomers to do compromises.