# 73-year-old Bollywood producer held for raping aspiring actress 2026-08-10T08:50:42+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Bollywood producer-director Shakeel Noorani, 73, was arrested on Saturday from a farmhouse in Satara district after being on the run for 40 days. A 33-year-old aspiring actress accused him of raping her repeatedly over four years, allegedly by spiking her drink, and then blackmailing her with a video of the assault. She also alleged he gave her contraceptive pills and poisoned her, causing a miscarriage. Mumbai Police traced Noorani using technical inputs. He was produced before a court and remanded to police custody till August 12. The case includes charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for rape, causing hurt by poison, criminal intimidation, and causing miscarriage. Noorani's lawyer says he has been falsely implicated. The allegations are yet to be proven in court. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: BNS charges, Bollywood, Mumbai Police, rape case, sexual assault, Shakeel Noorani Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/73-year-old-bollywood-producer-held-for-raping-aspiring-actress/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/73-year-old-bollywood-producer-held-for-raping-aspiring-actress/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.