Boney Kapoor Defends Allu Arjun After Fan's Death At Pushpa 2 Screening: 'It Was Only Because Of...'
Boney Kapoor said Allu Arjun was unnecessarily dragged and blamed in the controversy.
Allu Arjun’s arrest in regards to a fan’s death due to a stampede caused at a Pushpa 2 screening sent shockwaves across the industry. Several industry veterans from the North and South rallied behind the superstar and said that he is not to be blamed for the incident. In a recent chat with Galatta India, Boney Kapoor also backed Allu Arjun.
Speaking about how he learnt about fans’ craze for South superstars, Boney Kapoor said, “When I first saw, Ajith’s film releasing at 1 in the morning. I was shocked to see 20-25k people outside the theatre. After I came out of the show around 3.30-4 am, there were still that many people outside. I am told the same thing happens with films of Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, or present-day stars like Jr NTR, Ram Charan, and Mahesh Babu."
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As for Allu Arjun’s situation, Boney Kapoor said, “Ticket rates are inflated on the first two days or at least the first day for extra shows. That is why this situation has arisen where unnecessarily Allu Arjun was dragged and blamed for the death of a fan. It was only because of the crowd that had gathered to see the film."
Meanwhile, Allu Arjun’s bail plea hearing in the Pushpa 2: The Rule stampede case has been postponed. A local court in Hyderabad will now hear the case on January 3, 2024.
For the unversed, Allu Arjun is facing legal trouble for the death of a woman who died during a stampede that was caused at the Pushpa 2 premiere. The crowd went out of control after Allu Arjun stepped out of his car to greet fans attending the premiere. A woman died while her son was brutally injured. The boy has been hospitalised since.
The actor was arrested on December 13 in connection with the incident and was produced before the Nampally court, which remanded him to a 14-day judicial custody. He was granted interim bail for 4 weeks on a personal bond of Rs 50,000. The custody ended on December 27 following which Allu Arjun appeared in court via video conference. However, no decision was announced by the court then and the next hearing was pushed to December 30th, which has now been postponed to January 3, 2025.
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