Tanveer Hashmi on Raj Kundra’s case: We made short films with nudity, not porn

Tanveer Hashmi, one of the accused in the pornography, case said that they made short films with nudity that could be considered as soft porn but isn’t porn.

Raj Kundra’s pornography case has been taking different turns as the investigation is carried forward. Tanveer Hashmi is one of the accused in the pornography case and is currently out on bail. Director Tanveer was interrogated by the Crime Branch for over three hours.

In the statement given to the police, he said that they didn’t produce any pornographic content but short films containing nudity. According to TOI, he stated, “I was called by the Crime Branch for questioning about Raj Kundra and if I ever met him. I told them I have never met Raj Kundra in my life.”

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When asked what type of content was he making for Raj Kundra’s firm, he said, “We used to make short films of 20-25 minutes, which had nudity, but if you look at it logically they cannot be called porn but we can say it was soft porn.”

Tanveer was asked whether he would show as a witness and he replied, “First of all I have not committed any crime and the question of witness does not arise. Besides, today they asked me regular questions with regards to Raj Kundra and I have given them all the answers they needed. And I want to say that I have never made porn films, which is what I told them too when I was questioned. But the police were not satisfied and I was sent to jail. Now I am part of the investigation and I have done my part. The police haven’t asked me to come back again for questioning.”

The director added that he will be defending his case in court. Talking about the content of Raj Kundra’s film, he said, “I cannot judge anybody and only the law will decide. I cannot comment on it but the only thing is there are several platforms that are making bold content and they are not questioned.”