Anushka refutes reports of Virat producing Phillauri, slams media on Twitter

Mumbai: After impressing the audiences with her first production 'NH 10', Anushka Sharma is ready with her second film, 'Phillauri', where she plays a friendly ghost.

Bollywood stars went gaga over the quirky trailer of the film and were seen singing praises on social media.

But the appreciation for the trailer has been sidelined by recent reports of star cricketer and Anushka’s alleged boyfriend Virat Kohli’s involvement with the film. While earlier it was reported that the Virat would be getting involved in the promotional campaigns of the film, other reports claimed that the star cricketer was also producing the film.

However, Anushka was not too pleased with the reports and took to Twitter to slam the reports in a lengthy post.

The actress says that the film is produced by Fox Star Hindi and her banner Clean Slate Films and asked the news platforms to ‘have some shame’ and practice ‘responsible journalism’. He calls the ‘source’-based reports ‘bogus claims’ and ‘rubbish’ and says that she felt ‘disrespected’ by them.

The actress also added that she chooses to stay silent on several such stories but her silence should not be considered a weakness and asked the news platforms to refrain from publishing stories without her approval.

Considering she is one of the few actresses to have turned a producer, she also feels such reports tarnish the theories of ‘women empowerment’ or ‘women in films’ that she is trying to put forth with her efforts. She ends the post by emphasising that she is ‘more that capable’ of producing and promoting her own films.

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Anushka’s ‘Phillauri’ releases on 24 March.