Hema Malini calls attacks against Bollywood 'intolerable'

The actor has defended the Indian film industry against an alleged smear campaign

Bollywood veteran Hema Malini has spoken up against the negativity the Indian film industry has received at the hands of news media, particularly two channels. Reacting to the lawsuit filed by 38 Bollywood bodies against the channels, Malini has remarked that in her over 40-year career, no one has misbehaved with her and neither has she misbehaved with anyone else, reported Hindustan Times. 

 “The insults were getting to be too much. I am not saying we are all doodh ka dhula hua (unblemished). But to label us all as druggies and evil, was shameful and intolerable. I’ve been a part of Bollywood for forty years. I’ve never misbehaved nor has anyone misbehaved with me,” she was quoted as saying. 

Among the 34 studios challenging the news, channels are Aamir Khan Productions, Ajay Devgn Films, Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment, Zoya Akhtar’s Tiger Baby Digital, Salman Khan Films, Yash Raj Films, Vinod Chopra Films, Vishal Bhardwaj Pictures, Rohit Shetty Picturez, Roy Kapur Films, Dharma Productions and others.

Named in the lawsuit are Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami and journalist Pradeep Bhandari, Times Now editor-in-chief Rahul Shivshankar and group editor Navika Kumar. 

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