Not Just Ranveer Singh, These Celebrities' Nude Photoshoots Also Became 'National Issues'
"We can see his bum... it's a national issue."
An FIR, several complaints, protests and so much has happened in the last few days after Ranveer Singh decided to take off his clothes for a photo shoot for a magazine. The lawyer who filed the complaint against him even called it a national issue. We might find this funny but the fact that there have been so many discussions around it proves that it is one of the most important things in the country right now, but should it really be?
This isn't the first time this has happened. A lot of actors including Milind Soman and Aamir Khan among others have also courted similar controversies for their nude photos. Let's take a look at the times when Bollywood actors' nude photos sparked debates.
1. Milind Soman
An FIR was filed against Milind Soman after he posted a nude photo apparently shot on a beach in Goa. He was booked under IPC Section 294 (Obscene acts and songs) and 67 (Punishment for publishing/transmitting obscene material in electronic form) of IT Act for his social media post where he was seen sprinting naked at a Goa beach. Pooja Bedi had come out in support of Soman.?
2. Aamir Khan
This happened when his much-talked-about movie PK was released. A photo showing Aamir holding a radio and wearing nothing drew ire of the audience. A lawyer had even filed a case against him and director Rajkumar Hirani for promoting nudity and vulgarity.
3. Bipasha Basu
A criminal case was filed against Bipasha Basu for going topless in a photoshoot for a magazine called Maxim in 2011. A local advocate had filed the complaint saying that the magazine cover was obscene.?
4. John Abraham
A man had filed a complaint against John Abraham for his nude photoshoot. He said that he was appalled to see his photos from magazine supplement dated June 11, 2009 at the study desk of his children. In his complaint, he said, "the lascivious, prurient and obscene acts and photographs being published and shown by established members of society and publication house... tend to corrupt young minds, which is very dangerous and suicidal for the coming generation, if not taken care of."
5. Sherlyn Chopra
The actress was banned from Twitter from uploading her photographs. for posting nude photographs. An NGO had filed a complaint against her, following which the photos were taken down by Twitter. She had then tweeted, "Twitter has banned me from uploading pics... My Team is tryin 2 get in touch with Twitter to sort out the matter."
6.?Kalki Koechlin
Kalki Koechlin had got massively trolled for posting her nude photo on Instagram in 2017. Some others called the photo artistic.??
7.?Esha Gupta
Esha Gupta became a target of trolls for her topless photo. She got many vulgar comments for this photo. Not just that, people questioned her character and moral values for this photo.?
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