Shefali Shah says she's appalled by the death threats to Deepika and Sanjay Leela Bhansali

After a number of Bollywood stars came out in support of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus 'Padmavati', actress Shefali Shah has now spoken about the controversy. The actress stated, "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.” She further added, “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.”

Talking about Deepika being threatened Neeraj Ghaywan said, “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 further added, “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.”

Well, no one could have said it better. Stay tuned for more updates.