The Ministry of Info and Broadcasting has determined to droop the Nationwide Movie Award for choreographer Jani Grasp as a result of allegations of sexual assault. Jani Grasp, whose actual title is Shaik Jani Basha, was set to obtain the award for his work on the music Megham Karukkatha from the Tamil movie Thiruchitrambalam through the seventieth Nationwide Movie Awards in New Delhi on October 8. The choreographer was arrested in Goa just lately in respect to the sexual assault case and had then been granted interim bail to attend the awards ceremony.
A observe from the Nationwide Movie Awards Cell, dated October 4, said: “In view of the seriousness of the allegation and the matter being subjudice, the Competent Authority has determined to droop the Nationwide Movie Award of the Greatest Choreography for the Yr 2022 to Shri Shaik Jani Basha for the movie Thiruchitrambalam till additional orders. Therefore, the invitation prolonged to Shri Shaik Jani Basha for the seventieth Nationwide Movie Awards Operate to be held at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on 8.10.24 is hereby withdrawn.”
The allegations had been made by a former assistant of Jani Grasp, who claimed she was sexually assaulted throughout a piece journey in 2020. The police registered a case in opposition to him on September 15, which later included prices beneath the POCSO Act because the assistant was a minor on the time.