Karan Johar’s video of partying with his Bollywood colleagues kicked up quite a storm on Twitter in August. In the video, Deepika Padukone, Ranbir Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal, Varun Dhawan and Zoya Akhtar were seen. However, just a day later, they were accused of “flaunting” their drugged state at the party, by Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa.
Speaking about this at India Today Conclave Mumbai 2019, Vicky Kaushal narrated what actually happened. “So, here’s what really happened. Karan calls all of us, we’re just chilling at his place. Three days before this, I had just recovered from dengue. I had been sitting at home for ten days, and doctors were like ‘You can now get back to work.’ So anyway at the party, five minutes before the video was made, Karan’s mother was there, and had just put a little gangaajal on us,” he said.
Vicky added that the video that went viral on social media was not the first take. “For the first video, we were all like hey and cheerful and the fourth one we were just like done, bas karo. That scratch of the nose is a normal thing, I didn’t know it means drugs.”
Vicky laughed about his expression, and said it clearly looks like he’s recovered from dengue. Another point of contention in the video was that there was a reflection, and people assumed it was drugs. “My expression was perfect. That reflection was also caught. The next day I had gone to Arunachal Pradesh, where I spent four days with the military. I had no clue what was going on, I had no internet. I come back, meet my family, and was telling them about my trip. I was happy, as I had spent time with the military. I open Twitter and go “Hain?” I went back to my parents, and asked, “Do you know about this?'”
“They said they didn’t want to tell me because I had no net, where I was in a place of no internet.. I was like kya ho raha hai, if anything like that was going on, why would there be a video? Secondly, I thought I’m answerable to the law of the country. On social media trial, it starts off as ‘Hahaha they looked drugged, then it comes to they’re actors, they do drugs.’ When I’m driving my car, if I’m stopped by police for breath analyser, I’m giving that test to the law. If someone just stops me and asks randomly, you’re drugged? It’s fair for people to assume things, but to make full facts about it, is just unfair,” said Vicky.
The MLA in an open letter posted on social media had alleged that the celebrities, including Deepika Padukone, Vicky Kaushal, Varun Dhawan, Ranbir Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor, among others, were in a drugged state at Karan Johar’s party. Sirsa had even requested the Mumbai Police to file an FIR against the celebrities under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985.
He had even tweeted, “I have requested @CPMumbaiPolice To register FIR against the Bollywood Stars in the video flaunting their drug party…under The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 The party was uploaded by @karanjohar himself on July 28th, 2019.”
I have requested @CPMumbaiPolice to register FIR against the Bollywood Stars in the video flaunting their drug party…under The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
Vicky Kaushal was speaking at the India Today Conclave Mumbai 2019 session, The Art and The Man: What gives me josh in Bollywood.
On the work front, Vicky Kaushal was last seen in Uri: the Surgical Strike, which crossed over Rs 100 crore at the box office. He had even won a National Award for his performance.
Also watch: Vicky Kaushal to begin shooting for Takht in February
(Provided by IANS)
In pics: Stars who got trolled on social media
One might envy a celebrity for the glamorous lifestyle they live, but with the fame and success also comes the risk of being trolled.
Let’s take a look at some celebrities who’ve been slammed on social media.
Malaika Arora
Malaika Arora got severely roasted for posting a 20-year-old photo on the #10YearChallenge. As a result of the trolling, she changed her captions around as well. In another instance, the actress, who has always been known for her impeccable fashion sense and sartorial choices, was at the receiving end when she draped a saree. Trolls bombarded Malaika’s timeline with their insensitive comments and few even asked if she was preparing to tie the knot with half-aged Arjun Kapoor.
Taapsee Pannu
Time and again, Taapsee Pannu has been on the receiving end of much trolling on social media. Be it acting, looks or opinions, netizens don’t miss the opportunity to pass their nasty remarks on her.
Recently, the actor was attacked online and called a ‘cheap actor’. Also, she has been trolled by Twitter users on her acting skills.
Parineeti Chopra
The actress was trolled and mocked on social media for colouring her hair red. On another occasion, she was trolled for wearing a tight blue dress that visibly made her uncomfortable.
Soundarya Rajinikanth
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth’s daughter Soundarya had uploaded a picture of herself with her son Ved in the swimming pool. She had captioned the photo, “Teach them early … and they learn to shine by themselves !!! #Swimming is an essential activity !! #TeachThemYoung #KeepThemActive #WaterFun #EnsureSafetyAlways #NeverLeaveThemAlone #Motherhood #Bliss.”
However, the pool picture of the two of them did not go down well with many on social media. Trolls attacked Soundarya Rajinikanth for spending time with her son Ved in a pool while Chennai was facing a massive water crisis.
Shilpa Shinde
The TV actress was brutally trolled when she uploaded a selfie on Instagram. Trolls not only ridiculed her makeup, but also called her names and body-shamed her.
Hina Khan and Rocky Jaiswal
The couple was brutally trolled for posting a photo that showed them wearing shoes in front of a Ganesh idol.
Priyanka Chopra
The “Baywatch” girl has been trolled a lot of times. This time, she was trolled online for dating a person ten years younger to her. However, she went ahead and got married to the ‘love of her life’ Nick Jonas last year.
Ileana D’Cruz
Ileana has never shied away from posting pictures and thoughts on her social media accounts. She often faces the wrath of the trolls.
She has mostly been trolled for her ‘bold’ pictures.
Ileana had to face questions on her body on Instagram where her body type was termed as ‘awkward’. Well, she handled the question like a boss and said, ‘Firstly, I don’t have an ‘awkward’ body type. Nobody does. Secondly, yes I have been criticised for my body type. But I am trying to learn to love myself for who I am and not try to conform to someone else’s ideals.’
Janhvi Kapoor
The “Dhadak” actress lost her mother (Sridevi) in February last year. A week later, it was Janhvi’s birthday and her sisters organised a small birthday celebration for her.
Neha Dhupia
Neha Dhupia secretly got married to Angad Bedi in Delhi on May 10, 2018. They both announced their wedding via social media. Neha got immensely trolled for marrying a man younger than her. And Neha hit back at the trolls like a boss.
She was hugely trolled for celebrating her birthday just after her mother died. While, a section of society found this inappropriate, few people appreciated the efforts made by the other ‘Kapoor’ ladies to bring a smile on Janhvi and Khushi Kapoor’s face.
Sunny Leone
The “Jism 2” actress has been trolled time and again.
This time, she was trolled by people for a photo with her daughter Nisha. On Father’s Day, Sunny’s husband Daniel posted a photo with Sunny and Nisha in somewhat relaxed state. But the haters schooled Sunny on ‘how to dress motherly’. Both Sunny and Daniel chose to ignore it.
Katrina Kaif
When South sensation Priya Varrier struck headlines with her killer looks and expressions, people started trolling Katrina Kaif for her ‘expressionless’ acting. They compared their facial expressions and took jibes at Katrina for her performances.
Hina Khan
This “Bigg Boss” star was shamed by trollers when she posted her photos in stylish and designer dresses during Ramzan. Several people asked her to follow etiquette atleast during Ramzan and dress appropriately.
Abhishek Bachchan
Recently, the “Guru” actor was put down by trollers for still living with his parents. He promptly replied that it is the proudest moment for him to be able to be there for his parents.
Anushka Sharma
The “Pari” star has been trolled for Virat Kohli’s poor performance on field even when they both were not married. She was trolled heavily online for Virat’s early dismissal in a match against South Africa recently.
In a series of tweets, she was termed ‘unlucky’ and even ‘bad luck’.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Aishwarya, who rocked the red carpet in Cannes in April last year, was trolled for a photo with her daughter, Aaradhya where she was seen kissing her on lips. Aishwarya was schooled by haters on ‘how not to cross limits as parents’. She, on the other hand, chose to ignore the haters.
Radhika Apte
Radhika Apte, who was recently on a vacation with her friends, was trolled online for wearing bikini.
Mouni Roy
“Naagin” actress Mouni Roy was trolled after she shared a photo of hers on Instagram. Trollers suggested to her eat food as she looked too skinny.
Shilpa Shetty
Shilpa Shetty was once tirelessly trolled by Twitterati for misinterpreting George Orwell‘s Animal Farm to be a children’s book.
Anushka Shetty
“Baahubali” star Anushka was once mercilessly trolled on social media for attending a press conference wearing a dress which was a little too ‘revealing’ for the comfort of her fans.
Twinkle Khanna
Twinkle was once trolled tirelessly by Salman Khan’s fans for making fun of the “Dabangg” actor. It so happened that Twinkle called Salman ‘one of the oldest but most eligible bachelors’ in one of her columns and this did not go down well with Salman’s fans. They took to Twitter and attacked Twinkle. Some of the tweets were really nasty.
Tamannaah Bhatia
Tamannaah was badly trolled before the release of her film “Abhinetri”. She tweeted that the first look of the film will give everyone goosebumps. The twitterati attacked the “Baahubali” star claiming that there is nothing great in the first look and it was just boring.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Tollywood star Samantha is quite active on social networking sites. The actress once posted a bikini picture on her Instagram and captioned it, “minivacaystartstoday.” Samantha was tirelessly trolled after this with some users posting really nasty comments.
Kajal Aggarwal
Kajal was trolled for uploading a midriff-baring photograph of hers on her Facebook page. Some of the comments were really nasty and shocking.
Sonam Kapoor
Sonam is one Bollywood star who is known for her astute fashion sense but she was also at the receiving end of trolling in 2016 when the Ralph & Russo gown which she wore at that year’s Cannes red carpet was compared to a rumali roti, taco, dosa batter and several other things by Twitterati.
Kajol
Kajol was trolled on social media over a viral video that showed her enjoying ‘beef’ at a lunch in Mumbai.
Amy Jackson
Amy Jackson was trolled endlessly for her lackluster performance at the IPL opening ceremony.
Salman Khan
Salman was trolled by Twitterati after his acquittal in the poaching case.
Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh was once detained at Los Angeles airport by the US immigration department and was trolled on Twitter for it.
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka was once trolled for wearing a t-shirt that, in a way, made fun of refugees.
Bobby Deol
Bobby Deol once tried his hand at DJing at a Delhi night club but his plan went awry as the crowd got angry and demanded refund when the actor kept on playing “Gupt” songs on loop. The next day, Bobby was trolled badly on social media for this incident.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Aishwarya’s purple lipstick during “Sarbjit” premiere at Cannes film festival did not go down too well with Twitterati and she was trolled for wearing a lipstick of this color.
Neil Nitin Mukesh
It was surprising to see that Neil Nitin Mukesh was trolled for deciding to get married. Neil’s announcement on Twitter got him trolled.
Pierce Brosnan
The former James Bond star faced a tough time on Twitter when he appeared on the front page of a leading Indian newspaper, endorsing a top tobacco brand.
Mini Mathur
Actress Mini Mathur earned the ire of trolls for raising questions over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to declare the use of old Rs 500, Rs 1000 notes illegal.
Shobhaa De
Celebrated columnist Shobhaa De was trolled after she took a potshot at Indian athletes for failing to win medals at Rio Olmypics.
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