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| Freedom of the press going too far, says Raveena in the viral video – but the real story is different (Videos below) |
January 16, 2016, NewsCrunch
A viral video which shows Bollywood star Raveena Tandon abusing media has turned out to be nearly fake – a clever editing job.
In the short clip Raveena angrily says in Hindi that the 'freedom of the press' has gone too far; it is being misused to hurl abuses at people, she adds.
The video shared by Twitter user @GnomeBaba quickly went viral.
It did not take much time for the trolls to target the actress, who is often seen challenging the liberal opinion. The viral video was touted as a yet another evidence of right-wing supporters’ attack on media.
But as it turned out the clip was part of a larger video which was shot in 2012, when Raveena was shooting for a movie Shobhna's Seven Nights.
In the full clip Raveena, who is skimpily clad for her movie role, says she will not pose in costume dress as it can misunderstood.
She points out a specific instance in which a daily published a costume photo and said she went out to regular events looking like that.
It was in that context she complained of about freedom of pressing getting misused to abuse people.
Further, it was a private conversation as Raveena ends the clip asking if anyone was recording it.