Bollywood choreographer Shiamak Davar has been accused of sexual abuse by his two former dance students Percy Shroff and Jimmy Mistry. Shroff and Mistry of North Vancouver, Canada, allege that they were subjected to years of sexual abuse by Shiamak. Both Shroff and Mistry have filed separate lawsuits against Shiamak in the British Columbia Supreme Court.

Davar is India's best known choreographer having worked both in Hollywood and Bollywood. CBC reports that Davar has denied the allegation, declaring them untrue. In a written response to the lawsuits filed against him, Davar writes that the allegations are aimed at ruining his "character, reputation and affiliated organisations”. According to Scroll, Mistry and Shroff joined Shiamak Davar’s Institute of the Performing Arts at the age of 16 and 17 respectively. They soon became part of the  core group at the dance company.

In his lawsuit, Mistry alleges that over a period of several months Davar began a grooming process to manipulate him to sexual submission. Mistry's lawsuit says that after shows and rehearsals, Shiamak would invite a small group of dancers to his house to watch movies in his bedroom. He would then put on a movie, close the door and lie on his  bed wearing only his underwear, asking the boys to stroke his body.