Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty's younger sister and actress Shamita Shetty entered the Bigg Boss for the third time last weekend. The actress was a part of Bigg Boss 3 but quit midway to attend Shilpa's wedding with businessman Raj Kundra. And in July this year, she became a participant in 'Bigg Boss OTT' at a time when her family was going through a tough phase following the arrest of her brother-in-law Raj Kundra in a pornography case.
Before entering the Bigg Boss 15 house, Shamita Shetty opened up about her decision to participate in Bigg Boss OTT and how it affected her. When asked about the 'personal crisis' that the family was facing when she decided to participate in the show, Shamita said that it was very difficult for her the first time around, because the situation was very different. She was unfortunately heavily trolled for no fault. Her family also, at that point, felt that it was better to just lock herself in that house. And also it was a previous commitment, so she didn't want to back off because of everything that happened. She wanted to stick to her word and continue. Adding that at this time, people have been sitting at home with no work as they've lost work. And she was being paid to sit in a house then why would she say no.
Shamita started her journey in Bigg Boss OTT when Raj Kundra was taken into custody for his alleged involvement in pornography racket. After spending over two months in prison, the businessman was granted bail on September 20 on a surety of Rs 50,000.
Raj was arrested by police on July 19 along with 11 other people on charges related to the alleged creation of pornographic films. Kundra is booked under Indian Penal Code Sections 420 (cheating), 34 (common intention), 292, and 293 (related to obscene and indecent advertisements and displays), and relevant sections of the IT Act and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act.
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