Marathi actress narrowly escaped meeting Rohit Arya, who held 19 people hostage

Marathi actor Ruchita Jadhav revealed she narrowly avoided meeting Rohit Arya, the man who held 19 people— including 17 children—hostage at a Powai acting studio. Arya had contacted her on October 4, posing as a filmmaker offering her a role in a “hostage-themed” film and invited her to RA Studio, the same location where the crisis later unfolded

A Marathi film actor said on Thursday that she narrowly escaped a meeting with Rohit Arya - the man who held 19 people hostage inside a Powai acting studio, including 17 children and a senior citizen - after learning he had invited her weeks earlier for a "film project on hostage situations."

Ruchita Jadhav, an actor known for her appearances in Marathi films and TV serials, stated in an emotional Instagram post that Arya contacted her on Oc