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Piracy has increasingly troubled Bollywood in recent years, with many actors and filmmakers voicing their concerns about its impact on the industry. Recently, Raghav Chadha, Member of Parliament from the Aam Aadmi Party, who is married to actor Parineeti Chopra, highlighted this issue in a Rajya Sabha speech, noting that piracy has “plagued” both cinema and OTT platforms, with a 62% surge in piracy during the COVID-19 lockdown. After Raghav’s speech on film piracy, his wife Parineeti, who was recently seen in Netflix’s Amar Singh Chamkila, shared a video of the speech and wrote, “You’re a star for raising this important issue in Parliament, my love (king emoji).”
In his address, Raghav Chadha stated, “Sir, piracy and unauthorised reproduction of copyright content has led to an annual loss of Rs 20,000 crore in the film industry and the OTT industry. And there has been a 62% increase in piracy incidents during the pandemic alone. Through you sir, I’d like to ask the honourable minister that the Cinematography Bill that was passed in this House last year, which largely deals with anti-camera recording of films etc in theatres, is the Government of India today planning to amend the Cinematography Bill or come out with a separate mechanism to deal with piracy in OTT platforms that is also becoming widespread.” He further underlined how the unauthorised reproduction of content impacts the hard work put in by artistes. “So I’d really urge through you to the Minister to come up with an institutional mechanism to deal with this piracy,” he added.
As Raghav Chadha concluded his speech, Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar smiled and remarked, “He knows much about the film industry. Off late, he’s gained experience.” Veteran actor Jaya Bachchan, who was seated next to Raghav, gave him a shoutout, prompting Dhankhar to add, “Jaya ji has been diligent ever since she entered that silver screen. It’s because of her that the question has been rationally worded.” When Raghav sought permission to respond, Dhankhar advised, “Never clarify when you get endorsement from a legend.” Jaya simply smiled at the acknowledgment.
The internet also applauded Raghav Chadha, with comments highlighting his advocacy on behalf of his wife Parineeti Chopra. “Ladki ka chakkar Babu bhaiya #parineetichopra,” wrote a user. Another comment read, “Parineeti Bhabhi ka topic.”
Parineeti and Raghav tied the knot in the presence of top politicians, select members of the film industry, and families, in Udaipur, on September 24, 2023.
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