Bollywood has a history of various celebs mired in controversies for different reasons. Caught latest in the web of this viscous circle is actress Radhika Apte who’s nude video that she shot for a short film has gone viral on the instant messenger – WhatsApp.
The video clip is part of a short film of 20 minutes directed by Anurag Kashyap for an international project. Director Anurag Kashyap is furious after a clip from a short film he directed began circulating on WhatsApp over the weekend. The clip, which Mr Kashyap says has been taken out of context, features actress Radhika Apte in a scene that required her to be partly-nude. “She feels victimised and I feel responsible,” said Mr. Kashyap.
This violation has obviously enraged Kashyap, following which the ace filmmaker has approached the Mumbai police to nab the person responsible for it.
Mr Kashyap explains that the short film was meant to be released internationally only and was one of a series of such films. The report quotes the Bombay Velvet director as saying, “It took us so much time to do it in a non-sexual way, as it is meant to be absolutely non-sexual and we took all the care we could. It was not easy to find an actor who is brave enough to participate in it. The entire shooting crew was women as we knew that we were making something as sensitive as this. And there were girls at every stage of the post-production. At every stage of the post-production, that part was either sent blank or pixelated before being sent. So, nobody even knew who is a part of the film. And everybody assumes that since it is an Indian film, it will always be pixelated. After taking all the care, the film was delivered to New York a month back. And then, all of a sudden after a month from nowhere, this video popped up online.”
It has also been learnt that the shoot for the sequence which required Radhika to go nude in front of the camera had all female crew members. But despite precautions, the clip started doing rounds on WhatsApp on Sunday.
The short film is based on a true story and has a very powerful message behind it and is meant to be released only for the international market.
