Poonam Pandey, Kangana Ranaut, Gehana Vasisth: Celebs who spoke about Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra’s arrest in pornography case

Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra is currently in the news after he was arrested in a pornography case. On July 19, Mumbai Police arrested Raj because he has been named the ‘key conspirator’ in the case. He has been sent to judicial custody till July 23 along with his partner Ryan Tharp, who was also arrested in the same case. Mumbai Police Commissioner, Hemant Nagrale confirmed Raj’s arrest and revealed that the case was registered with Crime Branch Mumbai in February 2021 for creating pornographic films and publishing them through apps. Officials have also confirmed that they haven’t been able to find his wife Shilpa’s involvement in the case yet. Soon after the news of his arrest broke, a lot of celebs including Kangana Ranaut and Poonam Pandey shared their thoughts on the case. Take a look:

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Earlier this year, Poonam Pandey filed a criminal case against Raj Kundra. She claimed that his company used to handle her app and post terminating the contract, they continued to post her pictures and videos on the app. After the businessman got arrested, Poonam released an official statement that read, “At this moment my heart goes out to Shilpa Shetty & her kids. I can’t imagine what she must be going through. So, I refuse to use this opportunity to highlight my trauma. The only thing I’ll add is that I have filed a police complaint in 2019 against Raj Kundra and subsequently registered a case at the honourable high court of Bombay against him for fraud & theft. This matter is sub judice, hence I would prefer to limit my statements. Also, I have full faith in our police & the judicial process.”

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Gehana Vasisth is out on bail in connection to the same case. She also reacted to Raj Kundra’s arrest. The actress along with eight others was arrested by the Mumbai police after an investigation into a case involving the production and distribution of pornographic content through mobile apps. Gehana, who was seen in ‘Gandii Baat’, has come out in support of Raj and spoke about the content they made together. In a video statement, she said, “I have a small request for everyone to not compare bold and erotica cinema with porn. Raj Kundra and I have been arrested for the same case, we have the same investigation going on. I know what was being made under Kundra’s company. I have worked as a heroine in 3 films produced for Raj Kundra’s app. He never forced me to do anything, I was paid according to the work I did and deserved. I had no issues with the work or the payment I received. I had no objections to the content, nor did I have any bad experience of working on the sets. Those films were released very well and neither of those films were porn movies. Those who have a doubt can use Google search and look for those films and my other work. None of it can be classified as porn.”

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Kangana Ranaut, who is known for voicing her opinions on social media, took to her Instagram story and reacted to Raj’s arrest. Taking a dig at the industry, she wrote, “This is why I call movie industry a gutter... all that glitter is not gold, I am going to expose under belly of Bullywood in my upcoming production called Tiku weds Sheru.. we need strong value system and conscience in the creative industry and of course a whip.” The actress is currently in Budapest as she is shooting for ‘Dhaakad’.

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Singer Mika Singh has come out in support of Raj Kundra. Calling him a nice guy, he told the paparazzi, “Main toh wait hi kar raha hoon ke kya hoga. Let's see. Jo bhi hoga acha hoga, mujhe itna knowledge nahi hai unke app ke baare mein. Maine ek app dekhi thi, wo simple app thi. Zyada kuch tha nahi uske andar so let's hope for the best (I am waiting to see what happens. Whatever happens, it will be for the good. I don't have much knowledge about his app. I have seen one of his apps and it was a simple one).”

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Rakhi Sawant, who is currently enjoying the success of her recently released song, expressed her disappointment with Raj’s arrest. While speaking to the paparazzi, she said that Raj is a respectable man. She also went on to call Shilpa a very hardworking actress and said that she doesn’t deserve to go through all this. She even went on to say that someone is trying to blackmail Raj and malign his image. She even revealed how Shilpa helped her with a few projects and claimed that someone is trying to defame her.

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Actor turned critic Kamaal R Khan has also reacted to Raj Kundra’s arrest. He is often seen taking digs at Bollywood celebs. He took to Twitter and wrote, “If you have to earn money to run your house by making porn films, then you are most poor person in this world. It shows that you have earned money through some bad ways.

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