Bollywood sensation Vaani Kapoor wears 'Ram' on a plunging neckline, gets trolled

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In news for all the wrong reasons: Bollywood actress Vaani Kapoor trolled for wearing Ram on a plunging neckline Image Credit: Facebook : Vani Kapoor Official

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Who is Vaani Kapoor : She is a 31-year-old Bollywood actress known for her work in Bollywood films produced by Yash Raj Films. She made her film debut in the 2013 romantic comedy Shuddh Desi Romance, a critical and commercial success, which earned her Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut Image Credit: Facebook : Vani Kapoor Official

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What happened: Vaani Kapoor has landed in trouble over pictures showing her wearing a top with a plunging neckline that has the word ‘Ram’ written on it. A complaint has been filed at NM Joshi Marg Police Station. Mumbai police commissioner alleged that Kapoor hurt religious sentiments with her outfit Image Credit: Facebook : Vaani Kapoor Official

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According to a report, the complainant Rama Sawant said she was called by Mumbai police to record her statement in the Vaani Kapoor case. Soon after the complaint was filed, Kapoor removed the picture from her Instagram page. But by then the picture had gone viral Image Credit: Facebook : Vaani Kapoor Official

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Sawant’s complaint letter read: “The undersigned is an ardent devotee of ‘Lord Shri Ram’. The undersigned has come across a photograph of Bollywood actress by name Ms Vaani Kapoor on her Instagram, where under, she is found in vulgar cloth in semi-nude position and over her body and more particularly from her shoulder to breast, she is found to be wearing blouse/brassiere made out a cloth-like Ramnami, in as much as the names of Lord Shri Ram has been described containing ‘Shri Ram’, which denotes to Lord Shri Ram.” Image Credit: Facebook : Vaani Kapoor Official

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Complaint letter further stated: “In view of the facts set out herein above, and law enunciated by the Honourable Apex Court and so also various high courts of the Country including Hon’ble High Court, Bombay, you are requested to forthwith register an FIR against actress Vaani Kapoor for an offence punishable u/s. 215A of IPC and take further legal action so that she is brought to book/punished in accordance with the law.” Image Credit: Facebook : Vaani Kapoor Official

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“Shameless Vani Kapoor, we will boycott your films. You people don’t understand till you are commercial affected,” wrote a user on Twitter. “You should be ashamed, now we will deny your films, as long as you don’t make a commercial difference, you don’t mind,” another user tweeted Image Credit: Facebook : Vaani Kapoor Official

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Vaani Kapoor's father is a furniture exports entrepreneur and her mother is a teacher-turned marketing executive. She did her schooling at the Mata Jai Kaur Public School in Ashok Vihar, Delhi. Later she enrolled in Indira Gandhi National Open University, completing a bachelor's degree in tourism studies, after which she took up an internship with Oberoi Hotels & Resorts in Jaipur and later worked for ITC Hotel. She was signed by the Elite Model Management for modeling projects Image Credit: Facebook : Vaani Kapoor Official

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Vaani Kapoor later signed a three-film deal with the Yash Raj Films. Kapoor was selected through an audition to play a supporting role in the romantic comedy Shuddh Desi Romance, alongside Sushant Singh Rajput and Parineeti Chopra. The film deals with the subject of live-in relationship, received positive feedback from critics and Kapoor's portrayal of an outspoken girl, Tara, was praised. Mohar Basu of Koimoi wrote that Kapoor was "a pleasant debutant though she isn’t an overtly powerful actress" while Madhureeta Mukherjee of The Times Of India thought that she was "impressive, pretty and commands a good screen-presence". Shuddh Desi Romance collected ₹46 crore (US$6.8 million) at the domestic box-office and emerged as a commercial success. At the 59th Filmfare Awards, Kapoor was awarded with the Best Female Debut award Image Credit: Facebook : Vaani Kapoor Official

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