Former cricketer-turned-actor Yograj Singh will now have to face some legal issues dealing with a dialogue in a recently released web series, 'Lukkhe,' which has been considered derogatory against women. Advocate Ujjval Bhasin has registered a complaint against the renowned actor.
The former cricketer and Yuvraj Singh's father has always been in the news for having made several controversial remarks. However, this time the controversy is not involving cricketers but has rather involved women. Though the act is not directly from Yograj himself, as an actor, he could have refused to act out scenes that were derogatory to women.
Key Points
- Yograj Singh is facing legal trouble over allegedly derogatory remarks against women in the web series Lukkhe.
- Advocate Ujjval Bhasin has filed a complaint with Chandigarh Police against the former cricketer-turned-actor.
- The complaint claims the dialogues shown in the series insult working women and women in uniform.
- The advocate has also urged the Women’s Commission to take suo motu action.
Advocate files a massive case against Yograj Singh, claiming derogatory remarks on women
Based on the dialogues that Yograj delivered during the shooting of some scenes in a recently released show, 'Lukhhe,' which has been streaming live on the Prime Video platform, he will now have to struggle with legal issues involving derogatory remarks on women.
Speaking to IANS, advocate Ujjval Bhasin claimed that such a derogatory remark was not expected from a person like Yograj Singh, the former cricketer who turned to acting and has acted in several movies and series in his career.
"His (Yograj Singh's) statements are pointed towards women who go out to work and then cook food for the family after returning home. Mothers, sisters, wives, and daughters all take care of the family. So yesterday evening, I registered a complaint with the Chandigarh SSP," he added.
How are Chandigarh Police directly brought into the scenario in the web series 'Lukkhe'?
Though he claimed that he had not yet received any calls from the department regarding the case. However, he went on to highlight that the Chandigarh SSP is a woman, and hence, he has brought the case to notice.
"She (Chandigarh SSP) is a very able officer, because of which she has also been given an extension of one year. I believe that once she listens to the remark, she will immediately take action on it because from the video it is clear that the statement is meant against a woman who is wearing a police uniform," said Bhasin.
The advocate also added, "It is very surprising that while shooting a film, the actors are wearing the uniforms of the Chandigarh Police. The woman playing that role is Gurbani Kaur. People's sentiments are attached to the name."
He further added that the word 'Gurbani' means that Sikhs refer to various compositions of the Sikh gurus, and the word is pronounced with immense respect.
Advocate Ujjval threatens Yograj Singh with a court case
The advocate claimed that if the Chandigarh SSP does not take any action on the case, then he will have to approach the court for seeking justice.
He said, "I have also appealed to the Women's Commission to take suo motu action against him (Yograj Singh) because the statement points not only to the women of Chandigarh but also to all those women across the country who leave home to earn bread and butter."
He added that the dialogues made by Yograj Singh are objectionable and appealed to the police to lodge an FIR against the makers of the alleged web series 'Lukkhe.' He claimed that even mothers would not send their kids to his academy.
Advocate Bhasin added, "I don't think anyone will consider him (Yograj Singh) as their idol from now on. Youngsters will also stop coming to him for coaching. Their mothers won't send them to him after listening to the remark."
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