Three years after being arrested for his alleged involvement in the creation and publication of pornographic films, businessman Raj Kundra is awaiting justice. Raj, the husband of Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty, spent over two months in jail in 2021, and continues to deny any wrongdoing. In a new interview, he opened up about about how the allegations, the subsequent arrest, and the “porn-king” tag that stuck to him, affected his marriage with Shilpa, and how their son Viaan reacted. Raj revealed that when Shilpa came to know about the case, she “laughed”.
“It was horrible! But luckily, we know each other so well. If someone told me something about her, I know how much to believe. She broke into a laughter when she heard about the case and said it’s not true. If you are living at home together and there is something like porn involved, you would know. We are both self made. She knew it’s rubbish but maintained her silence and dignity. There is a public perception she had to live up to. Unfortunately, she bore the brunt of me being involved by losing certain contracts, work on television. I found that very unfair,” Raj told Hindustan Times.
Raj also opened up about their son’s reaction to him being taken to jail. He shared that Viaan was 1o years old when the controversy happened, and he would ask Shilpa, “What’s happening?” Shilpa instructed him “not to google” his father’s name.
He revealed that Viaan would write letters to him in jail. He said, “Viaan asked what’s happening, so Shilpa told him ‘there are hundreds of questions dad has to answer. Once he does, he will be back’… Viaan was 10. Shilpa spoke to someone at his school, god knows what parents were telling their children. He is a rock solid kid. He would draw something and send it to me with a letter in jail. He would write ‘papa missing you, come back soon, finish your work’.”
He added, “For Viaan, I am his hero. Viaan knew his dad’s company is on his name, I would do no wrong. For him, it’s like a bad dream.”
Raj channeled his feelings about his time in jail in his film, UT69. Besides starring in the film, he also wrote it. UT69 was released in theatres on November 3, 2023.
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