Bollywood is an unpredictable place and the controversies related
to it proves just the same. So, as we are all set to bid adieu to the year,
here are 6 Bollywood controversies that grabbed headlines.
Bollywood controversies
of 2018 | Photo Credit: Instagram
This year has been quite eventful for Bollywood,
not just in terms of movies, but in terms of controversies as well. While films
like Sanju, Raazi, Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety and more left us entertained, controversies
surrounding Bollywood were also a matter of concern for the film fraternity.
Here are 6 of the most talked-about controversies of Bollywood that took place
this year.
1. Sarkar row. The film might have been a hit but it stirred a
lot of controversies. Soon after the release of Sarkar, a huge protest was
staged against the movie by AIADMK ministers and workers who claimed that it questioned
the policies of the government and also was in bad taste. In the latest
development, one more FIR has been filed against the director of Sarkar AR
Murgadoss in the Madras High Court.
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2. Death threats
to Salman Khan. With
the success of Tiger Zinda Hai, 2018 definitely started on a good note for Salman Khan but
little did he know that while he was basking in the glory, he will get a death
threat too. According to a report by Indiatimes, when one of the most notorious
gangsters, Lawrence Bishnoi was being produced in the court for extorting and
terrorizing traders, he issued a death threat to Salman Khan saying,
"Salman Khan will be killed here, in Jodhpur... Then he will come to know
about our real identity." For the uninitiated, Lawrence Bishnoi belongs to
the same Bishnoi community that took Salman Khan to the court for the black
buck poaching case.
3. Tanushree
Dutta’s sexual harassment allegations against Nana Patekar. Tanushree Dutta left the entire nation
shocked when she made a big revelation on Zoom TV that started India's very own
MeToo movement. The former Miss India and actress revealed that Nana Patekar
harassed her on the sets of Horn Ok Pleassss... and choreographer Ganesh
Acharya also helped him. She also claimed that Vivek Agnihotri, the director of
her first film, Chocolate, asked her to strip and dance so that Irrfan Khan
could give the perfect expression for a shot. While Tanushree and Nana have
both taken legal routes, the verdict of the case is still not out.
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4. The Padmaavat row. The magnum opus of Sanjay Leela Bhansali,
Padmaavat, which was earlier known as Padmavati stirred controversies that made
the film a hot topic. Right from Deepika’s dance on the song Ghoomar as
Rani Padmavati to her performing Johar in the film, everything was not just
questioned but heavily criticised as well. Not just various Rajput groups, but
Karni Sena as well protested against the film, burning the dummies of Deepika
Padukone and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. In fact, BJP leader Suraj Pal Amu went on
to say that he will give Rs 10 crore to the person who will behead
Deepika.
5. Priyanka Chopra
stepping out of Bharat. Bharat
is one of those films that has managed to grab eyeballs even before it
releases. And the first reason for it to hit the headlines was Priyanka Chopra
stepping in and then stepping out the film at the 11th hour. While the director
of the film, Ali Abbas Zafar took to Twitter to share a cryptic post suggesting
Priyanka left due to her marriage plans with Nick Jonas, speculations of her
leaving the film due to the length of her role were also rife. Priyanka
quitting the movie after signing it apparently left Salman miffed. However, the
actor denied it. He went on to say that PeeCee called his sister Arpita many
times to get this role but never cleared her stance on why she left
Bharat.
6. Kedarnath
controversy. This Sara Ali Khan and
Sushant Singh Rajput-starrer has been in troubled waters ever since the movie
went on the floors. Initially, the news of Prernaa Arora of KriArj
Entertainment selling the film to three different producers without the
knowledge anyone else left people startled. And, when that issue was settled
then news of Kedarnath's director Abhishek Kapoor taking Sara Ali Khan to the
court for giving the same dates to Simmba as Kedarnath started doing the
rounds. And, as if all these issues were not enough, ahead of the release of
the film, several PIL's were filed against it suggesting that it promoted love
jihad and also for showing a love story in the backdrop of a tragedy as big as
the Kedarnath one of 2013. It didn't stop there, after the release of the film
too it was criticised as a result of which it has been banned in Uttarakhand.
However, director Abhishek Kapoor has pleaded to the government to lift the ban
but no decision has been taken yet.
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