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<\/picture><\/div>\nRamayana<\/em> actor Sunil Lahri has criticised Kriti Sanon over her revealing outfit in a Raksha Bandhan-themed advertisement. He also supported the public boycott of the ad and said that festivals are closely connected to culture, emotions and relationships.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Said festivals are linked to emotions and values<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunil shared a video on his official social media account and spoke about the importance of respecting festivals and the values associated with them. He said, \u201cGreetings, friends. Our festivals, celebrations and traditions are closely connected to our emotions, relationships and values. It is the responsibility of all of us to respect them.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2018Men should be protectors, not predators\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sunil also praised people for coming together to boycott the Raksha Bandhan advertisement. He said, \u201cI respect the way we all unitedly boycotted a Raksha Bandhan advertisement recently. The masculinity of all of us men lies in protecting women. We should be their protectors, not predators. Women are honourable and worthy of worship.\u201d<\/p>\n Know what the controversy is and how people are divided into two groups-<\/strong><\/p>\n Kriti Sanon wore revealing clothes in the ad-<\/strong> This entire controversy started with a 36-second Rakshabandhan advertisement for the jewelry brand GIVA. In this ad related to Rakshabandhan, Kriti wore an off-white bralette-style blouse, a cape, and a draped skirt.<\/p>\n A section of social media users criticised this look. They stated that this modern style is not appropriate for a festival rooted in family and tradition.<\/p>\n Kangana condemned Kriti’s look – <\/strong>Amidst the social media trolling, Kangana Ranaut wrote on social media without naming Kriti, “It is a great time to be a woman. Our wardrobes are full of various types of clothes and today’s woman is a global woman. From cocktail dresses to lehenga cholis, jeans to sarees, bikinis to salwar-kameez, today we have so many options to wear. Then why would you tie a rakhi to your brother in a bikini or undergarments? Where do you have so many styling options? Ha ha, this advertisement seems to have been made weird on purpose.”<\/p>\n Kriti Sanon responds to Kangana- <\/strong>Amidst the criticism following Kangana’s remarks, Kriti issued an official statement. She said, “Festivals are not about the clothes you wear, but about the feelings you have in your heart for traditions and their meaning.”<\/p>\n “Raksha Bandhan is a festival of the bond of protection. My sister and I tie rakhis to each other. We know that we can protect each other just as much as a brother can. When will we stop telling women what they should wear? Ethnic fashion has changed with time, but even today, a woman’s respect for her culture is measured only by her clothes. Culture and traditions are in her heart, not in her neckline.”<\/p>\n Rahul Gandhi defends Kriti-<\/strong> On the controversy, Rahul Gandhi re-shared Kriti’s post and wrote that what a woman wears, what she does, and where she goes is her own choice. There should be no online policing of women’s clothing and lifestyle. Rahul used the hashtag ‘Smash the Patriarchy’ in his post.<\/p>\n Brand removes advertisement after controversy-<\/strong> Seeing the controversy over the clothes and tying a rakhi to a pet dog escalating on social media, the brand issued an official statement, apologised, and removed this advertisement from all its social media platforms.<\/p>\n Kunickaa Sadanand targets Kangana for criticising-<\/strong> Senior actress Kunickaa Sadanand has shared a picture of an old ad of Kangana in defense of Kriti, in which the actress is also seen promoting a jewelry brand wearing revealing clothes during Rakshabandhan. While sharing the picture of Kangana’s old ad, Kunickaa wrote, “My dog is a dog, your dog is Tommy?”<\/p>\n This ad of Kangana is for a jewelry brand, which the actress herself shared from her social media handle in 2017. In this advertisement, Kangana wore a strapless dress with a deep neckline.<\/p>\n Controversies have also occurred recently over these clothes of actresses-<\/strong><\/em> Urvashi Rautela’s tricolor-inspired dress- <\/strong>Actress Urvashi Rautela recently clarified the controversy over the tricolor-inspired gown she wore at the grand finale of Miss Universe India 2026 held in Jaipur. Urvashi said that it was not an exact copy of the national flag, but a couture design inspired by the tricolor.<\/p>\n Controversy over Janhvi’s revealing clothes in Peddi-<\/strong> Janhvi Kapoor played the role of a village girl in the film Peddi, released this year. However, the actress got into a controversy for wearing very revealing clothes in the film. Many people came out in support of the actress. After the controversy escalated, director Buchi Babu publicly apologised and made changes to the scenes.<\/p>\n Questions were also raised on these outfits of actresses-<\/strong><\/em> Priyanka Chopra wore a short dress during a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which sparked a controversy.<\/p>\n There was a major controversy over Deepika Padukone wearing a short blouse and exposing her midriff in the song ‘Ghoomar’ from the film Padmaavat. Later, the makers covered the midriff using special effects.<\/p>\n Deepika Padukone also faced intense protests for wearing a saffron-colored bikini in the ‘Besharam Rang’ song from Pathaan. Following the protests and allegations of hurting religious sentiments, the makers had to make changes to the song.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ramayana actor Sunil Lahri has criticised Kriti Sanon over her revealing outfit in a Raksha Bandhan-themed advertisement. 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