Bigg Boss 17: Mannara Chopra Clarifies Director Kissing Her, Says ‘He Considers Me As His Baby…’ – News18

Salman Khan has returned with yet another blockbuster season of Bigg Boss. The Tiger 3 star began the Bigg Boss Season 17 grand premiere with a power-packed dance performance on his popular songs including Humka Peeni Hai and Allah Duhai Hai. One of the very first contestants to enter the house was Priyanka Chopra’s cousin Mannara Chopra. Reacting to the recent controversy where the Indian director AS Ravi Kumar Chowdary’s video surfaced online in which he was seen kissing Mannara on her cheeks, Mannara Chopra clarified

The actress before entering the grand Bigg Boss 17 house stated that the director kissed her on the cheeks because he considers her her ‘baby’. Emphasizing on ‘baby’, Mannara Chopra clarified that the people perceived the whole incident wrong.

For the unversed, Mannara was snapped by the paparazzi as she stepped out to promote her upcoming movie, Thiragabadara Saami. She was also joined by the director of her movie, AS Ravi Kumar Chowdary. However, a video of the two surfaced online which left netizens shocked and disappointed. In the clip, the director was seen posing with Mannara for the cameras when he suddenly kissed her.

Several social media users reacted to the viral clip and bashed the director for allegedly making Mannara feel uncomfortable. “Sexual harassment right there. She might be blushing and making all the right moves but internally she would feel cringy,” a user wrote. “What a creep? Industry must identify budding #MeToo creeps and not let them grow into Vairamuthus. Until you sort your house in order, you are unfit to preach the public in your films,” another wrote.

Mannara began her acting career in 2014 with Prema Geema Jantha Nai in Telugu. She was then seen in Zid (2014), Sandamarutham (2015) and Jakkanna (2019). She was last seen in Sita (2019). Talking about her upcoming movie Thiragabadara Saami, its teaser was launched recently by Dil Raju when it also caught everyone’s attention as well. Makarand Deshpande will be seen playing the villain in the movie whereas Raj Tarun headlines the film.