Rohit Shetty hints at ‘Lady Singham’ spin-off, calls Meenamma his favorite
Rohit Shetty teases a Lady Singham spin-off with Deepika Padukone while reminiscing about her iconic role as Meenamma in 'Chennai Express'.
The chapter of Swara Bhaskar’s open letter controversy on Padmaavat seems to have opened up again. The actress dared to voice a different opinion on the Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus Padmaavat and faced a backlash. She raised a voice against the glorification of jauhar in the film and people from the Bollywood fraternity and outside both freaked out.
According to Hindustan Times, when her letter was termed bold, she said, “And an incredibly stupid one too, I hear.”
The actress went on to talk about her take on the whole buzz around the letter and said, “I didn’t even know that I was so famous, or my voice mattered this much. Although in a twisted, warped way, it did remind me of the reach I had. However, the Bollywood I know deserves more credit than we give it because the hatred I received for writing that letter came from social media users, not the industry. Bollywood braves too much criticism. It has accepted me the way I am and given me the space to thrive. Fundamentally, I have fierce opinions. And if I have them, I must be prepared to deal with trolls. In Bollywood, however, everyone is only trying hard to hold their ground, despite all odds. So, this is not the industry that must be blamed.”
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Swara opened up about the trolls on the internet and how that affects her. “Now I know I have more trolls than fans. But I am not a flippant person, and I stand by everything I say. Trolling is a different kind of bullying and I don’t want to give in. But yes, I am now more aware of the kind of hatred out there. I did not speak anything that’s disrespectful or vicious and so I am not really bothered.” Indian express quoted the actress.
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