Mimi Chakraborty registered an official complaint in the police database on January 26, 2026, in response to alleged harassment, public defamatory acts, and other incidents at Bongaon Police Station through e-mail. The actress says that she had to cancel an earlier performance mid-way, and was even insulted over a microphone in front of a mass audience.
The Event: "Stop and Leave"
As Mimi put it in an in-depth social media breakdown, the situation escalated whilst she was on stage. She said that a man who was named in her complaint as Tanmay Shastri, an office-bearer of the organizing club had come onto the stage and suddenly interrupted her singing. “A guy named Tanmay Shastri was suddenly threatening to stop the performance. He said, 'You leave!' I was so taken aback that I didn’t even know he was speaking to me in the first place Mimi wrote.
As we celebrate Republic Day, we speak of freedom and equality.
— Mimi chakraborty (@mimichakraborty) January 26, 2026
But the independence and dignity of women and artists are still too easily violated.
I have built my image and career on my own over the years. Staying silent today would only normalise the humiliation of artists.…
The actress was shocked at the “audacity” of the organizers she saw, saying she was treated like their “property” rather than a professional artist. In order to keep the decorum and not draw a scene Mimi is said to have wished the audience goodnight and exited stage right away.
The Organizers' Counter-Claim
The Naya Gopal Gunj Yubak Sangha Club denied the allegations, which they characterized as "baseless." The friction, the organizers said was the result of a delay and tight police rules:
Timing: They say the actress came almost 90 minutes late (delayed to the 11:45 PM - 10:30 PM slot).
Curfew: Permission from the police seemingly ended around midnight for the show.
The Interruption
Organizers said the deadline was approaching and they had to announce the end of show on microphone, which the actress interpreted as a personal insult. Tanmay Shastri defended his action, claiming that although the actress was paid a “substantial remuneration,” she had an “unprofessional attitude.”
Legality and Ripe Outrage
Mimi Chakraborty on Saturday said she will not let this go to rest. In addition to the police complaint, her legal team is said to be drafting a defamation notice against the club and Shastri, a report has said. And following allegations of harassment of women entertainers in West Bengal at public events by the singer Lagnajita Chakraborty in December 2025, it re-invigorated discussions of the safety and dignity of women entertainers.
