Kundra tells of jail journey
ENTREPRENEUR and now actor Raj Kundra has opened up about various aspects of his life, including his jail experience, marriage and his latest release, UT69.
Kundra said on ShareChat, an Indian social networking service: “More than a legal trial, the media trial hurt me. After all the controversy which happened, I was misunderstood and I was heartbroken by it. My family was dragged and pulled down, which was unfair to them.”
He also opened up about the origin of his movie: “I wanted to write a book on my whole jail journey, but my friend told me that I should make it a movie, and act in it. When I wore a mask and came for the first time in front of the media, I was called the mask man. When I was out in public, people told me that I'm not able to show my face due to embarrassment, but it was my way of getting back at everybody who had given me a tough time. I was a victim of the system.”
Reflecting on his time in jail, Kundra said: “When I was in jail, I was not given any luxury treatment. I was living and eating the same way the other people were. And I have captured all nuances in my movie – the way I was treated and the way I lived. Audiences will get to experience it.
“I recall my time behind bars vividly. It’s humiliating because they strip you down completely in front of everyone to check if you are carrying any narcotics. So you feel like you have lost all of your dignity.
“You feel like you have gone through so much, and now here also they are stripping you down.
“I’m acting in my own story, and it’s the first time, it has never happened before. The jail was filled with people’s egos, and it got more difficult to be around them. People can see it in the movie – how I have projected it.”
According to Wikipedia, Kundra was arrested in July 2021 on charges of producing pornographic content.
He was later granted bail. His movie, UT69, is expected to release this month.