Three-time National Award-winning director Madhur Bhandarkar who is known for realistic movies like “Chandni Bar”, “Page 3″ ,”Traffic Signal” and his latest movie “Jail” is likely to be arrested. Madhur Bhandarkar was slapped with rape charges by aspiring actress Preeti Jain in July 2004.

On Wednesday the Andheri Metropolitan Magistrate while rejecting the adverse report by police said, it would conduct an inquiry into the case and record Jain’s statement on December 22.
The court observed that Bhandarkar need not be arrested in the case. The police had submitted the ‘B’ Summary report stating that Jain’s complaint is false and lacks evidence. In July 2004, Preeti Jain had lodged a complaint alleging that Bhandarkar had raped her several times between 1999 and 2004 under the pretext of marrying her and casting her as actress in his movies.


“The court’s order rejecting the report is a stamp on the genuineness of my case,” Preeti Jain told reporters outside the court.” “The magistrate will now look into the evidences of the case,” Jain’s lawyer Sushan Kunjuraman added.
The story also exposed the casting couch issue which is prevealing in Bollywood for a long time. Earlier TV actor Aman Verma was caught on tape demanding sexual favor from an aspiring actress for job in entertainment industry. Shakti Kapoor was not only caught trying to molest an aspiring actress, he further accused big names like Yash Raj, Subhash Ghai and Karan Johar for demanding sexual favors from actresses like Aishwarya Rai, Priety Zinta and others. More Trouble for Madhur Bhandarkar in Preeti Jain rape case