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Biswajeet Responds to Rekha Kissing Controversy From 1969

Biswajeet Responds to Rekha Kissing Controversy From 1969
Biswajeet answers if he kissed Rekha without consent during 1969 film: ‘Kissing is nothing’ · indianexpress.com

In 1969, actor Biswajeet and a teenage Rekha were making a film.

A kissing scene was reportedly filmed without telling Rekha beforehand.

A book about Rekha says she felt betrayed and angry.

The film’s director later said Rekha knew about the scene and agreed to it.

Biswajeet recently said kissing in movies is not a big issue today.

However, he did not explain whether he had asked Rekha for permission.

His daughter said the situation could have been traumatic for Rekha.

She said her father should have refused or obtained consent.

Rekha has not publicly discussed the incident herself.

Key facts

Film
Anjana Safar, later renamed Do Shikari
Filming year
1969
Film release
The film did not release until 1979
Rekha’s age
She was reportedly 15 or 16 at the time, according to Pallavi Chatterjee’s comments
Book
Rekha: The Untold Story by Yasser Usman
Biswajeet’s response
He said the controversy does not matter today because on-screen kissing is now common
Later collaboration
Biswajeet and Rekha worked together in Kahte Hain Mujhko Raja in 1976

Quotes

Pallavi Chatterjee

Biswajeet’s daughter, discussing the alleged incident and her father’s responsibility

“It was not right, whether it was done by my father or by anyone else. He should have either refused to do it or obtained Rekha’s consent first. She was not prepared for it, and obviously it would have been shocking for a 15- or 16-year-old girl”
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“In today’s age, that controversy does not matter. Today, on-screen kissing is nothing. Today’s bedroom scenes.. I am shocked to watch them in films like Animal”
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