Indian movie ‘Gandii Baat’ actor Gehana Vasisth arrested for shooting porn videos
- 07 Feb 2021
“Gandii Baat” fame actor Gehana Vasisth has been arrested by the Crime Branch of Mumbai police for shooting pornography videos and uploading the same on her website.
The film star, whose original name is Vandana Tiwari, was produced in the court on Sunday.
"Gehana Vasisth was arrested on Saturday and will be produced in court today," a senior police official confirmed.
Miss Asia Bikini winner Gehana is known for featuring in the Alt Balaji web series Gandii Baat. Apart from this, she has also featured in Hindi and Telugu films and commercials.
The actor has shot 87 pornography videos, which she uploaded on her website. These available for viewers at a subscription fee of Rs2,000, as per a report in timesofindia.com.
Several others allegedly involved in the act were arrested after the property cell of the Crime Branch raided a bungalow in Madh Island on Thursday as per the same report.
The names of the arrested are Yasmin Beg Khan alias Rowa (director and producer), Pratibha Nalawade (graphic designer), Monu Gopaldas Joshi (actor), Bhanusuryam Thakur (assistant) and Mohammed Asif aka Saify (cameraperson).
Apart from this, three bank accounts with a total balance of Rs3.6 million have reportedly been seized by the police.
Later during the day, her publicist claimed that Gehana Vasisth is being falsely implicated.
A statement issued by Gehana's publicist Flynn Remedios on Sunday evening, claimed that the videos produced and directed by Gehana's company GV Studios "at most can be classified or categorised as Erotica.”
The statement read: "Gehana Vasisth aka Vandana Tiwari is totally innocent. She is not involved in any porn film racket etc. As the producer and director of her company GV Studios, she has only produced and directed films that are permissible in law and at most can be classified or categorised as Erotica. She is being falsely implicated and trapped or made a victim by vested interests and business competitors who are out to defame her."
Indo-Asian News Service
