It has been revealed in the investigation that by targeting 20-25 year old struggling actress, Raj Kundra’s team force them to work in films by blackmailing them in the name of contracts they signed with the production house. A case was registered against Kundra on 4 February 2021 itself. However, the police had no evidence against Kundra other than a statement, so he was not apprehended then.
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Police said that if the women refused, they would be charged with a bill for setting up the shooting. According to the police, most of these ladies would succumb to the pressure because they came from low-income families and humble backgrounds.
During the investigation, the crime department discovered that these adult films were usually shot in a day at a leased home on the outskirts of Mumbai, such as Madh Island. A minimum of five to six individuals would be hired, who would operate as directors, dialogue writers, location scouts, and web app developers.Kundra was accused of making obscene films and broadcasting and sharing them through certain apps.
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Struggling actors of 20 to 25 years were targeted
During the investigation of 5 months, it was revealed that the mastermind of the pornographic film racket is Raj Kundra. After Kundra’s arrest, it emerged that he used to run a big porn film racket under the guise of a production house meant for film production. Most of the young girls and boys working in his films were struggling actresses and actors. The production house used to choose artists of 20 to 25 years. Before the shooting, he used to sign the contract, in which there was a clause to file a case for leaving the film on actors own volition. According to the police, he used to give 30 to 50 thousand rupees for a day to an artist.
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Asked to take off clothes during audition
According to sources, in a statement to the Mumbai Police, a struggling model told that most of the girls involved in the films were from outside Mumbai. Everyone’s profile was shot before the selection and many times they were asked to undress in front of the camera. This profile was sent to a selection team. After being selected, the actress was called for shoots at different places. However, most of the female cameramen and female producers remained on the sets. Initially, normal shoots were done for a few days and then pressure was made for bold scenes. Also Read: Raj Kundra’s porn business skyrocketed during lockdown, checkout how much he earned
Girls were blackmailed under contracts signed
A model told that on refusing shooting the bold scenes, they were threatened of sending to jail, as per the clause in the contract. There was a clause in the contract to cover the entire loss of the shoot if the shoot was left in the middle. A model told the police that in her clause there was a provision of paying 10 lakh rupees for not following the rules during the shooting. A model has said in a statement to the police that she was first threatened, when she protested against the shooting, then she was forced to shoot the film by drinking alcoholic cold drink. The model only came to know after a month that her pornographic film had been made.
The video was sent to different apps
The actress told that her obscene video was uploaded on an app named ‘Hit and Hot’. In this, after taking a subscription of 200 rupees, the video was available to watch. The actress then lodged a police complaint and investigation started in the matter. In her complaint, the actress also told that many of her videos have also been circulated on Telegram. Troubled by all these things, the actress has left Mumbai.