‘THE SEX SCENE ISN’T CHEESY, IT’S A TENDER MOMENT’

Actor Rajshri Deshpande, whose sex scenes in the web series Sacred Games are being targeted by trolls, says that those who are criticising it are immature

Her portrayal of a gangster’s wife, Subhadra, in the web series Sacred Games has been a revelation of sorts, and it has earned Rajshri Deshpande accolades. But, reportedly her lovemaking scenes have been uploaded on porn websites.

“It was a tender moment between a husband and wife,” she says, referring to the lovemaking scene between her character and Ganesh Gaitonde, the character played by actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

“Sex is a beautiful thing... coming closer is a beautiful thing. It is unfortunate that people are talking about it this way. They (trolls) are immature to understand it and handle it. I am not dancing on something which is derogatory. I am making love to my husband, and definitely not in a cheesy way,” the actor further adds.

Deshpande, however, is unfazed by it. “People have a habit of putting [others down]. I was sad but I have to move on. I approached this scene as Subhadra’s character. As an artist, I have to do my job. I know my intention was not wrong. The writers (Smita Singh, Vasant Nath and Varun Grover) are very good at their job, they would not write something which is not relevant. It is not like a commercial item number, ki pehle item number becho, fir movie bechenge,” says the actor.

About Anurag Kashyap (one of the two directors of Sacred Games), she says, “I never met Anurag before but he has seen a film of mine, and he had me in mind. There are directors who know what they want. But there are very few like them.”

She has also starred in Angry Indian Goddesses (2015) and Sexy Durga, later retitled as S Durga after running into trouble with the censor board; a controversial Malayalam film which has toured 50 film festivals. “The film released in just two theatres in Mumbai and we lost a lot of money. Imagine this happening to a film which travelled to 50 films festivals and won prestigious awards. No one knows that this is my film. My parents live in a small town and they will never be able to see my work because my films will not release there. Here, in cites also, there are no opening for films like ours,” she says.

Sex is a beautiful thing. It is unfortunate that people are talking about it this way. I am making love to my husband, and definitely not in a cheesy way. RAJSHRI DESHPANDE ACTOR