In the Raj Kundra case, new development emerged as Shilpa Shetty claimed that she ‘wasn’t aware’, of Raj’s actions. Meanwhile, Sherlyn Chopra remarked ‘yeda banke peda khana’ to Shetty’s claims. Sherlyn has been outspoken on the matter and in the past accused Kundra on multiple occasions.
For the unversed, businessman Raj Kundra is involved in adult film scandal. He has been accused of producing adult films and then distributing it on an application called Hotshots. After being accused on the charges, Kundra was arrested earlier in July and since then has been under investigation.
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The Raj Kundra adult film scam has been one to garner the biggest headlines in a 2021.
The scandal gave other issues like pandemic, Olympics event, and the world cricket Test championship a tough competition in making a buzz. What started off as a businessman getting in trouble, slowly transformed into an expose into the world of adult film production and distribution in India.
Recently, a new update emerged in the situation when actress Shilpa Shetty and wife of Kundra’s statement to Mumbai police was reported across media outlets.
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The Facts of the Matter
On September 16, the Raj Kundra adult film scandal got its new twist when Shilpa Shetty issued a statement regarding her involvement in the matter.
The wife of the business tycoon Raj Kundra was earlier interrogated by the Mumbai Police to ascertain her connection to the case. Claiming that she was unaware of whatever went on, Shetty said that she “didn’t ask” Kundra about the matter and wasn’t told much.
Shetty’s statement stated that Raj Kundra had been a partner in a firm called Armsprime Media with another partner named Saurav Kushwaha in 2019. She further claimed that when she asked about the company, Kundra claimed that the OTT platform was generating good profits.
“Busy with own work, don’t ask husband what he does”
She further claimed that she recently found out about the Hotshots app which was created to distribute pornographic videos. However, she denied that she knew anything about Kundra’s involvement in it.
“I have come to know today that through Viaan industries, a hotshot app was created and porn videos made through it were sold to Pardeep Bakshi to his firm Kenrin. I am busy with my own work and I don’t ask my husband what he does and he doesn’t tell me anything about his work. I don’t know anything about all this,” her statement read, as quoted in an India Today report.
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Shilpa Shetty’s Further Claims
Further, she also told the Mumbai police that she came to know about one of the accused Umesh Kamath when he was arrested in February. When she asked Kundra about that, she was told that Kamath worked with another adult film actress Gehna Vashisht and had independently done the project.
She also revealed the Mumbai Police about how she came to know Kundra and how she married him. In her statement she claimed that while shooting for UK reality show Big Brother, she met Kundra through a mutual friend.
She claimed that she got married to Kundra in 2009, and stayed in India with managing multiple businesses.
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“Yeda Bankar…” Sherlyn Chopra’s Attack to ‘Didi’
Meanwhile, Sherlyn Chopra, an outspoken commentator on the situation, also gave her two cents regarding the matter. Taking to her Twitter, Chopra addressed Shetty as ‘Didi’, and said, “Didi claims that she wasn’t aware of the ‘nefarious activities’ of her husband. Well, how true are her statements, you would know for yourself,” Chopra said, as she did curls with her dumbbells.
Adding a smirk on the face, she then adds, “Waise isey kehte hai? Yeda bankar, peda khana (playing ignorant while getting benefited).”
येडा बनके पेड़ा खाना.. 🤪 pic.twitter.com/PIRDhihAHQ
— Sherlyn Chopra 🇮🇳 (@SherlynChopra) September 16, 2021