'Unfreedom' actress Preeti Gupta: Nude photo leak is a violation of my privacy
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Another actress has become the victim of a nude photo leak after Radhika Apte earlier this year. This time, it's 'Unfreedom' actress Preeti Gupta, whose controversial photographs haven't just been leaked online, but have since then, gone viral on the internet.
Sunday, June 28th, saw social media ablaze with reports of graphic images of Gupta, from the sets of the movie Unfreedom, which happens to have high sexual content resulting in its pan-India ban, going viral online. Preeti then spoke to a leading daily newspaper stating that the entire episode could only be characterised as 'bizarre.' The actress is angry about the incident, especially because it is a 'violation of privacy,' and she asserted that such acts should be banned rather than pertinent films which raise important issues.
Preeti was seen in the popular daily soap 'Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii' and made her film debut with Raj Amit Kumar's Unfreedom. After the film's May release in the United States, it reached the revising committee at the Central Board of Film Certification. The filmmaker refused to comply with the Censor Board's suggested cuts. Kumar further appealed against the Censor Board’s demand to the Indian Government’s Information and Broadcasting Appellate Tribunal FCAT, which in turn resulted in the film being banned entirely.
The film chronicles two contemporary stories which delve into issues relating to identity, sexuality, religion, love and family. Preeti's dare-bare act from the film was an integral part of the storyline which is about religious intolerance to all forms of love. At this point, the actress if furious with both the photo leak of images which were taken in a closed set, and the ban on the film in general. She says that trusting the audience's intelligence means accepting that all adults should be given the choice to judge content.
With the US Supreme Court's recent breakthrough ruling of gay marriage being legalised across the country, the fact that 'homosexuality is natural' has become a topic to trend. Will Unfreedom see the light of day in India? Only time will tell.
By Rhea Srivastava
