Controversy / Dream Girl director Raj Shandilya called Swara Bhaskar – ‘cheap selling heroine’, later apologized

The ideology battle on the issue of CAA, NRC and JNU is also fiercely visible in Bollywood, but in this ideology fight, a Bollywood director Raj Shandilya crossed the limits of decorum. He addressed the Bollywood actress Swara Bhaskar on Facebook as a cheap thing to sell and also forcibly mentioned the Dainik Bhaskar newspaper in this lousy comparison. He wrote on Twitter that- “Don’t pay attention to cheap things, Dainik Bhaskar sells more than Swara Bhaskar.”

When Dainik Bhaskar objected to this unsavory statement of Raj Shandilya, he first received a public apology from Swara Bhaskar and then later from Dainik Bhaskar on his Twitter handle. Swara lodged her objection to this superficial statement and tweeted by taking a screen shot of her post.

Straight talk to Raj Shandilya: Telling a woman cheap thing, what language is this?

Question: To what extent is it appropriate to slander such opposing ideologues?
Answer: ‘It should not be like this at all. It was just my point of view for Swara. ‘

Question: What is your language to tell an actress the best selling and cheap thing and to name the most prestigious newspaper of the country?
Answer: I did not question anyone’s character. I hurt the thought. I was expressing his mental thinking. “If Swara does not like me, I apologize to him wholeheartedly.” I already know him. I was supposed to play Nidhi Bisht in Dream Girl. Swara is a very good actress. I had absolutely no intention of killing you.

Question: You are the film director. Can’t keep your voice in this mild language?
Answer: If I have a follower, I have been speaking good things many times. I have also been speaking Hindu-Muslim brothers. Why don’t you follow her followers? I did not speak negatively.

Question: Even on the ground of law, would your statement be considered objectionable?
Answer: I did not say anything on Twitter, I had talked on Facebook. Has nothing to do with Twitter.

Question: Dainik Bhaskar is a reputed newspaper. Is it not permissible to come up with his name like this?
Answer: I will apologize for this by writing a letter to Bhaskar Management. There is no harm in apologizing.

Question: Selling is the term derogatory. You have done evil to a woman. He cannot tolerate anyone at all?
Answer: For this, I openly apologize to Dainik Bhaskar and Swara by posting on social media now.

Question: You agree that a mistake has happened to you?
Answer: Yes, I agree. See what I wrote, I feel myself responsible for it. What did the person in front of me say about that? However, I have no issue.

Question: Is your confession in this conversation?
Answer: You have known me for a long time. I am not anti-women. The dialogue in my film itself is that women have been ahead of men. Whether it is Sita or Draupadi. I have only started there.

Question: You may have written a good dialog, but your statement on Tuesday was not in the right light?
Answer: In India, good things reflect. See, a lot happened in JNU. gone wrong. But without investigation Swara was blaming anyone for the blame. He didn’t seem to justify me. I also had two points of view. Yes, but there is a difference from writing.