Raj Kundra, a businessman and husband of actor Shilpa Shetty, declared a “separation” on his X account, formerly known as Twitter. He said, “We have separated and kindly request you to give us time during this difficult period,” without providing any background. Some people on the internet questioned whether he had truly split up with his wife after seeing his haphazard post, while others labelled it as a marketing ploy.
Raj also uploaded a screenshot of the identical post to Instagram Stories. In response to his update, someone asked, “Separate means? ” in the comment area. Separation? Another wrote, “Sad, that’s shocking news indeed.” Someone questioned, “Is it a movie gimmick?” as another person referred to it as a “publicity stunt”.
In a later post, Raj revealed that he was actually ‘separating’ from his masks that he has been wearing everywhere for the past few months. “Farewell Masks …it’s time to separate now! Thank you for keeping me protected over the last two years. Onto the next phase of my journey,” he wrote.
A few days after Raj released the teaser for his first movie, UT69, he posted something. The film centres on Raj’s incarceration and he will play the primary role.
In July 2021, Raj Kundra was taken into custody and booked into Mumbai’s Arthur Road Jail on charges pertaining to alleged pornography. Among the most significant disputes of the year was this one. After spending around two months in custody due to a metropolitan magistrate’s bail approval, he was released from custody in September of that same year. He was charged under the Information Technology Act, the Indecent Representation of Women (Prevention) Act, and the applicable sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Raj who has always maintained that he was framed in the case, is said to share his side of the story via his film. UT69 will be released in theatres on November 3.
Talking about his film, Raj recently revealed how Shilpa reacted when he told her about his film idea. He told, “I told her that I have a script and was waiting for her answer. When I turned away from her, a flying chappal came at my face. I think she thought that the idea was a little dicey first. Maybe she thought that the film wouldn’t get made.”
“She was very supportive. She asked me, ‘Tu acting kar lega (will you be able to act)?’ I told her that I will be able to since I have done some method acting by going to jail,” added Raj. Raj and Shilpa Shetty married in 2009. They have two kids–Viaan and Samisha.
