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2021 Round Up: Celebs who made headlines due to controversies
By: Tupaki Desk | 27 Dec 2021 7:11 PM IST
As the year 2021 comes to an end, we would like to take you through a whirlwind tour with us through those controversies that made headlines involving Film Industry celebrities.
Aryan Khan
Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan got arrested for illegal possession and trade of narcotics. The youngster pleaded not guilty in the court and after being in remand for a month, his case got dismissed. Interestingly, the officers who claimed to have caught the boy red-handed during a drug raid on a cruise are either absconding or in suspension for illegally tampering evidence against the boy. Court agreed that there is no proof against Aryan Khan and officers tried to drag him into the case due to his father's popularity.
Jacqueline Fernandez
The actress was questioned by the Enforcement Directory for her supposed friendship or relationship with Sukesh Chandrasekhar. Sukesh was arrested as Accused 1 in a Money Laundering case. Her and Nora Fatehi's names were highly in the news for their alleged relationship with the accused and for receiving expensive gifts worth Rs. 10 crores from him.
Ananya Pandey
Ananya Pandey's name was tagged along with Aryan Khan in the drugs case. She was summoned to appear in front of the Narcotics Control Bureau to explain her involvement with possession and consumption of drugs. She was accused of being a peddler but officers did not find any solid evidence against her or proving her involvement.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Samantha Ruth Prabhu's personal life has turned into a topic of controversy as she announced her separation from her husband Naga Chaitanya. Many articles floated on websites and in newspapers supporting her and accusing her of being a golddigger as well. The actress remained silent for most part and continued to do her work.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan got summoned to appear in front of the Enforcement Directory officials to explain about her involvement in the Panama Papers scandal. The actress appeared multiple times in front of officials for interrogation and submitted many documents related to the issue.
Kangana Ranaut
Kangana Ranaut again hit the headlines with her controversial statements. Twitter decided to suspend her account and she turned it into a National issue. The actress announced that she will never ever enter Twitter in future as well.
Raj Kundra
Raj Kundra got arrested for encouraging young actresses to do porn by launching separate specialized apps for them. Sherlyn Chopra accused Raj Kundra of dragging her into Porn Industry and the businessman claimed that he just provided the actresses with a social media app and he did not do anything illegal. Shilpa Shetty, his wife, stayed away from appearing on reality shows that she was judging for over two weeks in order to get hold of the situation.
Alia Bhatt's "Kanyadan" ad film
Alia Bhatt's ad film for a top clothing brand questioning Kanyadan ritual became controversial as well. The actress's monologue about being donated at the wedding to a stranger became controversial and earned praises from people who support the modern ideology.
Comedian Vir Das
Comedian Vir Das hit headlines with his remarks during a stand-up stint that he belongs to "TWO INDIAS". While some shared the same opinion as his many deferred and the issue stayed in the news for several months.
Tandav Web-Series
Tandav web-series became so controversial that the Government announced that they are seriously thinking about introducing censorship for OTT and digital releases as well. The OTT platform that was streaming the series had to take it down and apologize in an open letter for the uproar to subside.
Aryan Khan
Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan got arrested for illegal possession and trade of narcotics. The youngster pleaded not guilty in the court and after being in remand for a month, his case got dismissed. Interestingly, the officers who claimed to have caught the boy red-handed during a drug raid on a cruise are either absconding or in suspension for illegally tampering evidence against the boy. Court agreed that there is no proof against Aryan Khan and officers tried to drag him into the case due to his father's popularity.
Jacqueline Fernandez
The actress was questioned by the Enforcement Directory for her supposed friendship or relationship with Sukesh Chandrasekhar. Sukesh was arrested as Accused 1 in a Money Laundering case. Her and Nora Fatehi's names were highly in the news for their alleged relationship with the accused and for receiving expensive gifts worth Rs. 10 crores from him.
Ananya Pandey
Ananya Pandey's name was tagged along with Aryan Khan in the drugs case. She was summoned to appear in front of the Narcotics Control Bureau to explain her involvement with possession and consumption of drugs. She was accused of being a peddler but officers did not find any solid evidence against her or proving her involvement.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Samantha Ruth Prabhu's personal life has turned into a topic of controversy as she announced her separation from her husband Naga Chaitanya. Many articles floated on websites and in newspapers supporting her and accusing her of being a golddigger as well. The actress remained silent for most part and continued to do her work.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan got summoned to appear in front of the Enforcement Directory officials to explain about her involvement in the Panama Papers scandal. The actress appeared multiple times in front of officials for interrogation and submitted many documents related to the issue.
Kangana Ranaut
Kangana Ranaut again hit the headlines with her controversial statements. Twitter decided to suspend her account and she turned it into a National issue. The actress announced that she will never ever enter Twitter in future as well.
Raj Kundra
Raj Kundra got arrested for encouraging young actresses to do porn by launching separate specialized apps for them. Sherlyn Chopra accused Raj Kundra of dragging her into Porn Industry and the businessman claimed that he just provided the actresses with a social media app and he did not do anything illegal. Shilpa Shetty, his wife, stayed away from appearing on reality shows that she was judging for over two weeks in order to get hold of the situation.
Alia Bhatt's "Kanyadan" ad film
Alia Bhatt's ad film for a top clothing brand questioning Kanyadan ritual became controversial as well. The actress's monologue about being donated at the wedding to a stranger became controversial and earned praises from people who support the modern ideology.
Comedian Vir Das
Comedian Vir Das hit headlines with his remarks during a stand-up stint that he belongs to "TWO INDIAS". While some shared the same opinion as his many deferred and the issue stayed in the news for several months.
Tandav Web-Series
Tandav web-series became so controversial that the Government announced that they are seriously thinking about introducing censorship for OTT and digital releases as well. The OTT platform that was streaming the series had to take it down and apologize in an open letter for the uproar to subside.