A fictional story on an app cannot justify real-life humiliation of women: Ekta Kapoor on XXX controversy

MUMBAI: TV czarina Ekta Kapoor recently received rape and death threats over her web show XXX controversy. It was reported to have objectionable content disrespecting the Indian Army, which got her into trouble and also received major backlash on the digital platform. As soon as this was brought to her notice, the makers immediately made the necessary changes. But this did not stop the trolling and shaming Ekta faced online. BB13 contestant Hindustani Bhau too has filed an FIR against the makers. Now, the producer has opened up on the same and spoken about it at length.

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In conversation with OpIndia, she said, “They have issued rape threats to me, my 73-year-old mom and my one and a half-year-old kid. They have morphed my face on nude images and circulated it all over the internet. But a fictional story on an app cannot justify real-life humiliation of women. We need to understand that rape threats dilute the purpose of protests and not further them.”Ekta also adds if something like this can happen to her despite being a huge name in the industry, girls who lead a normal life are easily prone to such humiliation as well.

She says, “If this can happen to a reasonably successful woman like me then imagine what they can do to girls that are a lot more vulnerable. I won’t budge in front of those hooligans for the sake of other girls. This cyberbullying and rape threats has to stop.”

Also talking about the changes made to the show where a particular scene showcased disrespect to the Indian Army, she said, “The moment the issue was raised, the platform made necessary amends and removed the scene altogether. We also unconditionally apologise to the army and army wives if we have unintentionally hurt their sentiments."

“Aggression is considered as passion in men while aggressive women are seen in a negative light. If you are assertive as a woman, you are considered to be emotionless or cranky. I think women have an edge because of their combative forces as they fight so many prejudices on a daily basis. It is heartening to see that women are breaking the glass ceiling by helming leadership roles now more than ever," she added.

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