husband of Bollywood Actress Shilpa ShettyKundra is the owner of Vian Industries Ltd., which is jointly promoted by the couple, while Bakshi – a British national who is married to Kundra’s sister – is the chairman of Kenrin Ltd., London.
Mumbai Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Milind Bharambe said that both the companies have a mobile app called ‘Hotshots Digital Entertainment’ developed by Kenrin Ltd.
The HotShots app has been described as “the world’s first 18+ app”, showcasing some of the hottest models and celebs globally in exclusive photos, short films and hot videos – including soft-to-hard porn is included.
Bharambe said, “The free to download app was blocked by both Apple and Google Playstore for the type of content it contains. Mumbai Police has recovered incriminating evidence like several hotshot movies, video clips, WhatsApp chats etc. during the investigation. ” Crowded media gathering.
He said the investigation into Kundra’s entire case began in February 2021, when the Malvani police station closed the lid by registering a complaint about production and shooting of obscene material at some bungalows in remote Mud Island and its surrounding coastal areas. was. of Malad in north-west Mumbai.
The police investigation has revealed shocking how new or aspiring actresses coming to Mumbai from across India were lured with offers of work in short films, web series and other films.
Bharambe said, “They were called for auditions and after being selected for bold scenes, which went on to shoot semi-nude and then full-nude. Some of them strongly protested this and approached the police.”
After creating the content, two companies – Vian and Kendrin – made them available on mobile apps, offering subscriptions similar to mainstream OTT platforms, advertising them on social media, all of which were illegal because pornography in any form was banned. is. India.
At least 12 arrests have been made so far, including Kundra, his technical aide Ryan J Tharpe, who was remanded to police custody till July 23, following investigations by Malwani police and later by the Crime Branch-CID and Asset Cell . A Mumbai Magistrate Court.
The nine persons arrested earlier include TV actress Gehna Vashisht, 32, Yasmin R. Khan, 40, Monu Joshi, 28, Pratibha Nalavade, 33, M. Atif Ahmed, 24, Dipankar P. Khasnavis, 38, Bhanusurya Thakur, 26, Tanvir Hashmi, 40, and Umesh Kamath, 39.
Police said Kamat, a close aide of Kundra, was heading Viaan’s India operations, which also handled the full operations of Hotshots, including content creation, accounts and other details, with Kendrin Ltd.
Official Bollywood and police sources claim that the ongoing investigation into the Kundra case is “probably just the tip of the porno-iceberg”, which flourishes in South Mumbai in entertainment circles aided or aided by some high-profile ‘model or acting coordinator’ . Western suburbs, which involves a huge stake.
“Several big celebs, model-actor-actress are also rumored to be involved. ‘Sex-rave parties’ are held in India and abroad at secret locations where acts are filmed, and later ‘hot content’ and sold in lakhs on various media platforms across the world,” a top producer told IANS on the condition of anonymity.
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