2019 Wrap Up: From Shahid Kapoor’s ‘Kabir Singh’ to Karan Johar’s alleged drug party-Top Bollywood controversies of this year

There is no denial in the fact that controversies and Bollywood go hand-in-hand. There is not a single year when there are no controversies. From protesting against movies to controversial statements, we have seen them all in Bollywood. Bollywood never fails to keep us hooked with its dose of entertainment as well as controversies.

As we are approaching to say goodbye to the year, here are some of the top controversies of Bollywood that stirred the entire nation. Some of them even took social media by storm.

Controversies of Bollywood 2019

‘Kabir Singh’ for glorifying toxic masculinity and misogyny

Shahid Kapoor starrer ‘Kabir Singh’ can be said as one of the biggest controversies of this year. The movie is the Hindi remake of South movie ‘Arjun Reddy’ directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga. No doubt, Shahid as an artiste did a terrific job but many celebs and critics slammed the movie for its toxic masculinity and the glorification of an addicted protagonist. Shahid and Sandeep though defended the movie, but they were highly criticised.

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Zaira Wasim’s exit from Bollywood

Zaira Wasim took everyone by surprise when she shared the news of quitting Bollywood. In her social media posts, Zaira said that due to her religion and faith she decided to leave the industry. This reason didn’t go well with some celebs and a section of netizens and she faced flak on social media. Zaira appeared in movies like ‘Dangal’ and ‘The Sky Is Pink’.

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Karan Johar’s alleged drug party

Filmmaker Karan Johar shared a video of a house party which was attended by several Bollywood A-listers like Vicky Kaushal, Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Arjun Kapoor and Malaika Arora. This inside video of KJo’s star-studded party went viral within no time and it led to an outrage in which an MLA accused KJo of hosting a ‘drug party’. He, later on, called it ‘baseless accusations’.

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Kangana Ranaut’s argument with a journalist

At the trailer lunch event of  ‘Judgementall Hai Kya’, Kangana Ranaut got into a heated argument with one of the journalists. She accused him of “running a smear campaign” and “harming” her “brand”. The journalist was trying to put his stand before Kangana but she was not ready to hear him. She refused to answer his questions. Members of the Press Club of India were anguished and they condemned Ranaut’s behaviour towards the journalist.

#WATCH Kangana Ranaut has a spat with a reporter, accuses him of smear campaign, at the ‘Judgementall Hai Kya’ song launch event in Mumbai. (07.07.2019) pic.twitter.com/sNuWduY3yg

— ANI (@ANI) July 8, 2019

Vivek Oberoi’s meme on Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan and Salman Khan

Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi shared a meme on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Salman Khan and Abhishek Bachchan. It was in the context of India’s Exit poll results for the Lok Sabha polls. But it didn’t go well with many people and they slammed the actor. Later, he deleted the meme and apologised.

Sunaina Roshan’s allegations on her family

It took us by surprise when Hrithik Roshan’s sister Sunaina Roshan said that she was persecuted by her family for dating a Muslim man. She even alleged that her father Rakesh Roshan hit her and that her brother Hrithik didn’t help her.

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Hina Khan Cannes Film Festival debut

Hina Khan walked the prestigious Cannes red carpet this year with her debut film, ‘Lines’, but a renowned Bollywood magazine editor mocked her on social media by saying, “Cannes has suddenly become Chandivali studios kya?” This irked a few Bollywood and TV celebs and they slammed the editor and supported Hina.

Yash Raj Films booked for pocketing Rs 100 crore

One of the biggest production houses of Bollywood, Yash Raj Films landed into trouble when Mumbai police’s Economic Offence Wing (EOW) had registered an FIR against the production house for allegedly pocketing Rs 100 crore belonging to lyricists, musicians, singers and music producers. The case was filed by The Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS) which represents composers, lyricists and music producers. Names of directors Aditya and Uday Chopra were included in the FIR.

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These are the top controversies of this year. If we have missed any big controversy other than these, do let us know your views.

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