The ban on Indian
actress Nikhita Thukral from Kannada language films, because of an alleged
affair with another actor, has been overturned.
The Kannada Film
Producers' Association imposed the three-year ban earlier this week, saying Ms
Thukral had spoiled the "domestic harmony of a fellow actor".
But opposition
within the film industry convinced producers to reverse the ban.
Ms Thukral denies
having an affair with the actor, known as Darshan, a popular action hero in
south India.
"Looking back
it was a hasty decision. We have written to her expressing regret," the
president of the Karnataka Film Producers' Association, Munirathnam, told
reporters.
The association
initially said the ban would be reconsidered only if she apologised but Ms
Thukral refused, insisting she had had no inappropriate relationship with
Darshan.
'Unprofessional'
Ms Thukral, who is
from the state of Punjab and has acted in several Telugu, Tamil and Kannada
language films, called the ban "ridiculous" when it was imposed, and
said that nobody ever consulted her to get her version of events.
Many actors and film
industry representatives called for the ban to be overturned, saying it was
unprofessional.
"I welcome the
decision to withdraw the ban. In the first place it was wrong to target the
actress for a dispute in the actor's home," said producer Sandesh Nagaraj.
The ban was imposed
after Darshan was arrested on charges of domestic violence last week, following
a complaint from his wife, Vijaylakshmi.
She alleged that he
had beaten her and threatened her with a gun but she later withdrew the
complaint, a police official told the BBC. The argument was reportedly over the
alleged affair with Ms Thukral.
After his arrest,
hundreds of Darshan's fans held protests in Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka
state. Police used canes to disperse stone-throwing groups.
Ms Thukral has
consistently denied any romantic links with Darshan.
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