Harshad Arora Hits Back At Preetika Rao After Her Alleged ‘Womaniser’ Comment: ‘I Can Sue Her’

A serious controversy has erupted between former “Beintehaa” co-stars Harshad Arora and Preetika Rao. The dispute began when she slammed a netizen for sharing romantic clips of her with co-star Harshad Arora. A screenshot of her alleged messages to the page surfaced on Reddit, in which she made strong statements and urged the admin to refrain from sharing such content.

She said, “Shame on you! For putting these videos on your page when I have repeatedly requested you not to post my videos with a man who sleeps with every woman he finds in the industry! (sic).”

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While speaking to Hindustan Times Preetika’s team claimed she didn’t write the comment herself. They said a team member who handles her social media had an argument with the fan page and posted it. Her team responded to the alleged messages on the screenshot and said “Ma’am is in Bangalore for a retreat with her family. We are unable to reach her at this moment. She does not even know about all this.” They further added, “Her account is handled by one of the team members who got into a big argument with the ZaYa fan club. It’s the girl’s fault, as she wrote all that and not Preetika ma’am. Unhone toh kab ka acting chod diya hai, woh toh apne channel aur spiritual podcast par focus kar rahi hai. She has no clue about any statement the social media person made against Harshad sir.”

In an exclusive conversation with Hindustan Times Harshad Arora expressed his disappointment, “If you can post something about someone, then take ownership of it too,” says Harshad, adding, “If this is her way of getting mileage by saying whatever she want to say, then it’s up to her.”

He questioned why someone would make such serious allegations and then not take ownership “How can they put the blame on someone? Nothing goes out on my social media without my approval, and the same is true for the others. I also got messages from someone who claimed to be from her team apologising for the messages that were sent out. It’s like making someone a scapegoat to cover up for you.”

Arora revealed he considered legal action “If I wanted, I could have served her with a defamation notice for what she said. But I honestly don’t have the time or the bandwidth to. I discussed it with my friend, who is a lawyer, who explained to me that if I want, I can sue her (Preetika) for her claims. But then I thought, I am shooting, and I barely have time; she has free time at her hand, and hence she is channelling her spiritual energy towards all this.”

Harshad also questioned why this is happening now, a decade after the show ended and further states, “I moved on from the show 12 years back; why would you all of a sudden make a statement out of nowhere just to get the mileage out of nothing? It’s very disrespectful to make such statements. Whatever she said is simply unacceptable to me and to all the co-stars I have worked with. If they want, they can sue her for her claims and allegations. They have all the right.”

Harshad shares that while they were cordial during the shoot and they haven’t stayed in touch since the show ended “Why exactly after 12 years? Do you really want this kind of news to be relevant in the eyes of the industry? Come on, everybody knows, and nobody’s dumb to not understand this. Why would you all of a sudden make such a statement? Nobody will buy that,” mentions Harshad.

He also questions Preetika’s intentions and says that she should take responsibility for her words “If you have the audacity to make such statements, then you should have the guts to own up to your words. The people who adore her, worship her, and her fans should really know what kind of person she is. Why would you stoop down to this level to get the PR? Her reputation is attached to it, and whatever statements she’s made totally backfired on her; it’s like shooting yourself in your foot,” Harshad wraps up.

Beintehaa, which aired in 2013, became a fan favorite for its fiery love-hate relationship between the characters played by Preetika and Harshad.

Preetika Arora has since worked in television shows like Love Ka Hai Intezaar and Laal Ishq. Harshad Arora, meanwhile, went on to feature in shows like Dahleez, Sasural Simar Ka, and Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Mein.