Actor
Esha
Gupta
said
it
is
unfortunate
how
people
are
taking
mileage
out
of
the
Padmavati
controversy,
instead
of
focusing
on
more
important
issues
in
the
country.
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali's
period
drama
is
being
targeted
by
several
Rajput
outfits
and
political
leaders,
who
have
accused
the
filmmaker
of
"distorting
history" and
hurting
sentiments.
Bhansali
and
Deepika
Padukone,
who
plays
the
title
role
in
the
film,
have
also
received
death
threats
for
the
same.
Asked
about
how
she
views
death
threats
being
issued
to
a
fellow
actor,
Esha
told
reporters,
"In
India,
right
now
no
one
says
'we
will
ban
this
or
that' when
a
rape
happens,
but
a
film
is
getting
so
much
mileage
because
even
these
people
know
that
they
will
get
mileage
out
of
a
movie.
"They
don't
think
rape
is
that
important.
They
should
focus
on
actual
social
issues."
The
Baadshaho
actor
said
these
are
strange
times
as
people
are
offended
over
trivial
matters.
"People
are
getting
offended
by
everything
-
what
you
eat,
wear,
who
you
are
sleeping
with...
They
get
offended
by
these
things
because
they
have
nothing
to
do
in
their
life," she
said.
Esha
herself
has
been
trolled
on
social
media
several
times
but
the
actor
has
always
given
it
back
to
the
troublemakers.
"I
won't
say
that's
(what
I
do
is)
revenge
because
I
don't
think
they
are
even
important
for
me
to
take
any
revenge.
But
if
I
have
the
confidence...
Why
not
just
go
for
it?
Trolls
are
just
five
per
cent
(on
social
media).
Ninety-
five
per
cent
(people)
love
me
so,
I
will
concentrate
on
that," she
added.
The
actor
was
speaking
at
the
launch
of
Candy
Crush
Jewellery
by
Dream
Theatre
and
Mrinalini
Chandra.