Actor
Shefali
Shah
has
come
out
in
support
of
Deepika
Padukone,
saying
death
threats
to
the
Padmavati
star
are
'shameful
and
appalling.'
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali's
period
drama
has
been
mired
in
controversy
with
several
outfits
accusing
the
filmmaker
of
'distorting
historical
facts'.
Both
Bhansali
and
Deepika
have
received
death
threats,
something
which
Shefali
believes
is
a
worrying
reality.
Asked
about
the
same,
the
actor
said,
"It's
shameful.You
go
on
national
television
and
they
allow
you
to
say
something
like
this.
It's
appalling.
And
when
we
talk
about
feminism,
the
term
has
been
used
very
wrongly
of
late...
We
talk
about
being
equal
-
in
caste,
creed,
gender
and
colour.
"What
about
the
democracy?
There
is
a
certain
creative
liberty
an
actor
or
a
director
is
allowed
to
take.
Obviously
that
doesn't
seem
to
be
visible
anymore.
It's
really
shameful," Shefali
said.
The
actor
was
speaking
at
launch
of
her
short
film
Juice.
Director
Neeraj
Ghaywan,
who
was
also
at
the
event,
said
it
is
ironic
how
"goons" threatened
Deepika
over
a
"fictitious
woman".
"I
was
genuinely
appalled.
I
was
ashamed
of
myself
as
a
citizen.
To
see
that
a
fringe
-
which
is
the
new
mainstream
-
goon
can
come
out
on
national
TV
and
announce
that
he
is
going
to
put
out
Rs
5
crore
for
Deepika's
head
or
nose
and
then
it's
upto
Rs
10
crore
to
burn
her
alive..."
he
said.
"Something
which
deeply
hurt
me
was
how
the
biggest
star
of
our
country
is
threatened
like
this
on
national
television
and
there
are
no
charges,
no
arrests
have
been
made
so
far.
(And)
It
is
being
done,
in
fact,
to
save
the
honour
of
a
fictitious
woman!
How
ironic
the
times
are,
it's
really
shocking,"
the
"Masaan"
director
added.
Juice
is
presented
by
Royal
Stag
Barrel
Select
Large
Short
Films.