Vivek Agnihotri, Swara Bhaskar React To FIR Against Ranveer Singh Over Nude Photoshoot

Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh has been making headlines for posing nude in a magazine recently. The controversy surrounding Ranveer Singh's nude photoshoot has created huge debates among celebrities and even led to police complaints.?

While some people have come out in support of the Bollywood actor, others took to the streets to protest against promoting nudity on social media.?

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Recently, an FIR was filed against Ranveer Singh by an NGO claiming that the actor has hurt the sentiments of women and insulted their modesty through his naked photos.Many Bollywood celebrities have also reacted to Ranveer Singh's photoshoot and supported him for his confidence for posing clotheless on the cover of PAPER magazine.?

Now, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri, who is currently enjoying in the success of his film The Kashmir Files, has called the protests and FIR against Ranveer Singh "stupid."?

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Commenting on Ranveer’s naked photoshoot and how the protests represent society's backward thinking, popular filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri expressed that there’s nothing wrong with Ranveer Singh's photoshoot.?

“It is a very stupid FIR. This is such an amusing case which is getting the attention without any reason. It is written in the FIR that the sentiment of women is being hurt. Now tell me, when there are so many nude pictures of women, does it hurt the sentiments of men?” Agnihotri said while speaking to Aaj Tak.?

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He further said that what's written in the FIR doesn't make sense and is entirely stupid.?

“This is such a stupid argument. The human body has always been appreciated in our culture. I would say that the human body is the most beautiful creation of God. What’s wrong with that? I do not like such things. It shows very conservative thinking which I do not support,” the Bollywood filmmaker said.?

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Even actress Swara Bhaskar took to Twitter to react to the ongoing controversy over Ranveer Singh's nudity. "Unbelievable foolishness and unemployment is rampant in our country!" her latest tweet read.?

Earlier, she had stated, "Daily cases of injustice and oppression in India, but sure… our outrage is reserved for Ranveer Singh's photos! I mean, seriously… don't like it, don't look at it! Not your cup of tea, don't drink it! But don't 'thopo' your preferences on us! And no, this isn't a moral issue!"?

Meanwhile, Ranveer Singh has been booked under IPC sections 509, 292, and 294 and Section 67 A of the IT Act. The FIR against the Bajirao Mastani actor was lodged at the Chembur police station on Tuesday. Moreover, reports suggest that a legal notice had been sent to Ranveer Singh for posing nude by a resident of Nalasopara East after the police complaint.

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