‘Deepika had no idea about JNU politics’: Vivek

Back successful 2020, conscionable days earlier the merchandise of her movie ‘Chhapaak’, Deepika Padukone made a astonishment sojourn to the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) successful Delhi. She stood successful soundlessness to enactment students who were protesting aft a convulsive onslaught by goons connected campus.Although she didn’t talk astatine the protest, the ‘Piku’ actress’ quiescent beingness created buzz crossed the country. Many praised her bold move, portion others blamed her for mixing authorities with movie promotions. This soundless governmental motion became a large talking constituent and, according to many, affected the film’s container bureau numbers.‘Deepika had nary thought astir JNU politics’In a caller interrogation with Shubhankar Mishra, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri spoke astir the incident.

He said Deepika astir apt didn’t recognize the governmental quality of her actions and was wrongly advised by her PR team. “I tin warrant that Deepika had nary thought astir JNU authorities erstwhile she went there,” helium said. According to him, nary governmental enactment goes without backlash, and the full program mightiness person been a misjudgement.When asked if helium was calling Deepika ‘dumb’, helium rapidly clarified, “It’s not astir being dumb. Her PR must’ve told her that this is simply a bully accidental to beforehand her film, due to the fact that the assemblage is associated with politics, and the movie is besides political.

If she had known, she wouldn’t person come.”‘You play with fire, you get burned’Agnihotri besides said that the ‘Padmaavat’ histrion is inactive dealing with the backlash from that 1 moment. “You play with fire, you get burned,” helium added.Despite his criticism, helium besides described the ‘Om Shanti Om’ histrion arsenic astute and intelligent. “I don’t cognize her personally, truthful I don’t cognize what ideology she aligns with. I bash cognize that she is simply a precise astute and intelligent woman.

Had she known that this is simply a politically delicate spot and that it mightiness interaction her career, she would’ve decidedly not gone.”‘Her PR thought it was an event’Agnihotri went connected to accidental that during movie promotions, actors are pulled successful galore directions. He believes Deepika was simply pursuing proposal that didn’t crook retired well. “During movie promotions, determination are excessively galore voices telling stars what to bash and who to talk to. Her PR was mistaken; they thought it was an event. But it wasn’t an event. Bigger food than her person been fried for getting progressive successful politics,” helium said.