5 Steamy Scenes That Sparked Controversy In Bollywood

For years, Bollywood films have avoided showing sex scenes to the audience. So, obviously when films started treading lightly in this direction, some people were less than pleased. There have been a bunch of films that caused massive havoc due to their sex scenes.

Scroll down to check out those scenes.

P. S Some on the list are truly shocking!

Chaos Surrounding Gehraiyaan

Deepika Padukone was bashed for intimate scenes in the 2022 film Gehraiyaan. While the film talks about grave subjects like unhappiness in a relationship, the cast was slammed for showing too much skin. Gehraiyaan did get the praise after its release but a large section of society was still upset.

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The Age Issue In Nishabd

In all honesty, Nishabd is a hard-to-watch film. Amitabh Bachchan plays the role of a man in his 60s, falling for his daughter’s friend (played by Jiah Khan), who is just 18. The intimate scenes between the two actors caused a massive uproar and many accused Big B of going against Indian values.

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Homosexual Relationship In Fire

Fire was the first movie to explicitly show a homosexual relationship between two women. It was a film way ahead of its time, so no wonder the movie unfurled a whirlwind of controversy among the Indian masses.

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Masturbation Controversy In Veere Di Wedding

In many ways, Veere Di Wedding was India’s answer to Sex And The City. Unfortunately, people had grave issues with a particular scene in the film. In Veere Di Wedding’s most controversial scene, actor Swara Bhaskar’s character masturbates using a vibrator. It was the first time such a scene appeared on the big screen. The internet users trolled Swara to no end for the scene and the film was massively bashed.

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Love Making Scene In Satyam Shivam Sundaram

Satyam Shivam Sundaram drew attention for its racy portrayal of its lead actress Zeenat Aman. The film invited flak for its portrayal of sexuality and the female body.

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I hope the Indian audience gets better at accepting sex in the movies. After all, intimacy is just a human feeling and there is nothing taboo in it!

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