October 30, 2017
Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui on Monday apologised and announced
that he is withdrawing his book "An Ordinary Life" after a complaint was
reportedly filed against him for outraging the modesty of his "Miss Lovely"
co-star Niharika Singh.
"I am apologising to everyone who's sentiments
are hurt because of the chaos around my memoir ‘An Ordinary Life'. I hereby
regret and decide to withdraw my book," Nawazuddin posted on Twitter.
According to reports, the complaint was filed by Delhi advocate Gautam Gulati at
the National Commission for Women (NCW).
Last week, Niharika slammed
Nawazuddin for not taking her consent before sharing their personal equation
with the world in his memoir. She said the way he has "painted" her image, it
appears he doesn't mind disrespecting a woman to boost the sales of his book.
"Nawaz and I had a brief relationship in 2009 during the making of 'Miss
Lovely' that lasted less than a few months. So today, when he paints me as a
woman in fur enticing him into her bedroom with candles, or desperately calling
him and mailing other women on his behalf, I can only laugh.
"He
obviously wants to sell his book and it would appear that he is willing to
exploit and disrespect a woman just to do so," Niharika said.
Excerpts
from "An Ordinary Life" (Penguin Random House/pp 240/Rs 389), a memoir that
Nawazuddin has come out with Rituparna Chatterjee, reveal that the National
Award winning actor has spoken extensively on his personal life and
relationships.