When actor Ruhani Sharma’s next movie Agra leaked online, people quickly made snap judgments about her based on certain movie moments. This is her response.
Actress Ruhani Sharma wrote a touching message on social media a few days after the viral release of her upcoming Hindi movie Agra. Given how the internet responded to her personal sequences from the movie, which had its world debut at the Cannes Film Festival Directors’ Fortnight in 2023, the actor says that she feels condemned.
On X (previously Twitter), intimate scenes from Agra have gone viral, and many people have criticized the actor for consenting to do them. Many others objectified her and maliciously tromped her. Now that it’s been “weighing heavy” on her, Ruhani wrote on Instagram that she had been “holding back” and that’s why she decided to confront it now.
She continued by referring to Agra as a “labor of love” and mentioning how the movie had received praise from critics worldwide after its Cannes release. “I’m really proud of this movie and the whole crew that worked on making it, and I stand by the decisions I made. Please show respect to individuals who might not understand or value this kind of filmmaking. Art is supposed to challenge us, arouse our emotions, and get us thinking—it’s not always supposed to be simple or cozy.
Ruhani describes this movie as an art film, stating that the crew gave it their all—heart, blood, and sweat. Remarkably, few people were interested in the movie’s plot and were instead drawn to Ruhani’s daring scenes. These photos and videos received hundreds of retweets. The actress seems to be distressed by this, and understandably so.