Mumbai: The Mumbai Police on Tuesday made a shocking revelation that arrested businessman Raj Kundra and his brother-in-law Pradeep Bakshi are the alleged masterminds of an international porn films racket perpetrated through their content production companies based in India and the United Kingdom. The buzz in the industry, however, suggests that Kundra's arrest and the probe into the entire affair could blow the lid of the notorious porn industry in India.
Raj, 45, and his brother-in-law Pradeep Bakshi are the alleged masterminds of an international porn films racket perpetrated through their content production companies based in India and the United Kingdom. Kundra, husband of Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty is the owner of Viaan Industries Ltd, jointly promoted by the couple, while Bakshi -- a British citizen, who is married to Kundra's sister -- is the Chairman of Kenrin Ltd., London.
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Mumbai's Joint Police Commissioner (Crime) Milind Bharambe while addressing media said that the two companies had a mobile app called 'HotShots Digital Entertainment', developed by Kenrin Ltd. The HotShots app is described as the "world's first 18+ app" showcasing some of the hottest models and celebs globally in exclusive photos, short films and hot videos -- implying soft-to-hard porn. During the probe, it was found that small artists, especially female were lured on pretext of breaks in web series. They were asked for bold scenes that turned into semi-nude and nude scenes against their wishes.
Authoritative Bollywood and police sources claim that the ongoing probe into the Kundra matter "maybe just the tip of the porno-iceberg" that flourishes in the entertainment circles, aided or abetted by some high-profile 'model or acting coordinators' in south Mumbai and western suburbs, with huge stakes involved.
"There are dark rumours of even many big celebs, models-actors-actresses being involved in this. 'Sex-rave parties' are organised at secret locations in India and abroad where the acts are filmed, and later packaged as 'hot content' and sold for millions on various media platforms all over the world," a top producer told a newswire, on condition of anonymity.
