Ekta Kapoor breaks her silence: Producer refuses to apologise for controversial scene as stand against cyberbullying

Producer Ekta Kapoor has said no to apologising for a controversial scene in the ALT Balaji web series titled XXX: Uncensored, which allegedly insults the Indian Army, as a clear stand against cyberbullying. 

Ekta has refused to apologise which is a piece of news that comes after reports that rape threats are also being sent to Ekta and her mother Shobha Kapoor after former Bigg Boss contestant and YouTuber Hindustani Bhau aka Vikas Phatak filed a complaint against them.

Speaking about the same, in a recent chat, Ekta told Shobhaa De, "This gentleman who thinks that he’s the ‘patriot of the year’ decided to come out there, abuse my mother and me. And now, he has openly put a rape threat on a social platform. This is now no longer about the army or sexual content because the idea of this is ‘rape a girl, rape her son, rape her 71-year-old mother’ for making sexual content. It means sex is bad but rape is okay."

Ekta further added that it was "no big deal" for her to issue an apology for the scene, which has now been removed from the show, but "now I have decided to take the route of standing up to this cyberbullying". 

Do you want to rub my nose on the ground? Well, you are not getting a chance. As an individual and as an organisation, we are deeply respectful towards the Indian Army. Their contribution to our well-being and security is immense. Yes, we shall readily tender an unconditional apology if such a demand comes from any bona fide army institution. But we won’t bow down to uncivilised cyberbullying and rape threats by random elements," she said.