National Award winning actress Shweta Basu Prasad of 'Makdee' and ‘Iqbal’ fame was arrested recently for allegedly being involved in a prostitution racket. The actress revealed she took to sex trade after running out of money, and added that she knew many other actresses who were also involved in the prostitution business. Pic/Santa Banta

Back in 2011, a controversial tape allegedly featuring sexual conversations between the actress and politician Amar Singh were leaked. Basu vehemently denied allegations that the voice in the tape was hers

In the early ’90s, Manisha’s mother reportedly claimed that filmmaker Subhash Ghai had made sexual advances at the actress. The actress didn’t go on record about what had transpired between the two. They apparently patched up later. However, it may be noted that she didn’t work for his banner post the allegations

Known for her bold persona and outspokenness, this ’90s actress alleged that director Raj Kumar Santoshi misused his position and made advances at her. Soon after, her career took a beating as the industry chose to shun her completely

The model-turned-actress reportedly accused director Dibakar Banerjee, of indecent behaviour while she was auditioning for a role in ‘Shanghai’. Dibakar, of course, refuted the allegation while fellow filmmaker Anurag Kashyap rushed to his support

Supreme Court acquitted the National Award-winning filmmaker in 2012 after criminal charges filed on the basis of actress Preeti Jain’s rape allegations were officially squashed. According to Jain, the filmmaker had raped her 16 times on the pretext of casting her in his films

Subhash Kapoor was arrested after he was allegedly accused of molestation by an actress and was later released on bail. In February 2014, the controversy emerged when Geetika Tyagi posted a video online suggesting the ‘Jolly LLB’ director sexually abused her during a confrontation in presence of his wife, Dimple Kharbanda, and director Atul Sabharwal, (who happened to be Tyagi’s boyfriend). The incident created a furore

In June 2009, the actor’s domestic help had lodged a police complaint against him alleging rape at his residence. Shiney was arrested and subsequently sentenced to seven years imprisonment. He is currently out on bail. Ahuja, who was away from films after getting embroiled in the alleged rape case, is set for a comeback on the silver screen with ‘Welcome Back’

Back in 2004, Shahid and Kareena gave their biggest hit until then -- an MMS, which allegedly showed the two ex-lovers smooching passionately, was the talk of the web. Kareena and Shahid maintained that the MMS was fake, but that didn’t reduce the popularity of the video

The 2007 Riya-Ashmit MMS clip is among the most infamous scandals in Bollywood. The clip shows the duo fervently kissing. Interestingly, while most stars prefer to stay mum on their leaked videos, Ashmit candidly admitted during his ‘Bigg Boss’ stint that the clip was indeed genuine. Following his admission, the MMS went viral again

This film producer, who happens to be actress Rani Mukerji’s brother, was arrested after TV actor Priya Mishra pressed molestation charges against him. According to Mishra, she had met Mukerji to narrate him a film script when Raja allegedly molested her

At a time when Salma Agha’s daughter was dating Ruslaan Mumtaz, a leaked video allegedly featuring Sasha kissing another guy went viral. Ruslaan immediately cut off all ties with Sasha while the girl blamed Ruslaan for the controversy and leaking the MMS to the media for publicity

In 2012, a steamy video allegedly featuring the Pakistani actress started doing the rounds of the internet. The clip has a couple passionately making out and sent the temperatures soaring. The guy in the video was alleged to be Rajan Verma, her co-star in the film ‘Zindagi 50-50’

In 2005, the actor — famous for playing negative roles — was caught in a sting operation. Here, he was seen offering roles to a newbie in exchange for sexual favours

Like Kapoor, this actor too was caught on camera. He was seen extending a TV reporter ‘an opportunity in Bollywood’ in return for sexual relations. The televised incident was followed by a spate of accusations from both parties