Deepika Padukone: xXx star fan fury after politician blasts video of 'drug-addicted stars'

Padukone was pictured with other Bollywood famous faces in a video posted by well-known director Johar of a party hosted at his home. Celebrities like Shahid Kapoor, Mira Rajput, Ranbir Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Malaika Arora, Varun Dhawan, Natasha Dalal, Ayan Mukerji, Shakun Batra, Vicky Kaushal, and Zoya Akhtar have come under fire from a prominent conservative politician. Manjinder Singh Sirsa has publicly filed paperwork denouncing the actions of all those in the video and demanding the police take action. SCROLL DOWN TO WATCH THE CONTROVERSIAL VIDEO.

Sirsa filed an FIR, First Information Report, which sets any criminal procedure in motion.

It public social media posts he blasted the stars: “I have requested Mumbai Police to register FIR against the Bollywood Stars in the video flaunting their drug party…under The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.”

He later doubled down on his accusations: “I am fighting for a cause. These drug-addicted stars are setting a wrong trend in real life; while on screen they defamed our State & its youth!”

The video shows all the celebrities at a party, some making strange faces as the video camera is shoved in their faces. There is no visible evidence of any illegal activities.

Outraged fans have demanded the stars involved should file their own legal action against Sirsa for defamation.

They also point out the very logical defence that no famous person would knowingly post anything online which revealed illegal activities.

Johar titled the Instagram post “Saturday Night Vibes” and it appears everyone on camera was playing up to the silly video. Nobody shown in the video has made any official comment and the video has not been taken down, implying there is nothing to be concerned about.

Most of the Indian entertainment media has been favourable towards the actors and director and fans have been vocal in their support.

Sirsa remains undeterred and boasts: “I am not affected by trollers. They may continue abusing me I would pursue this case till the end & expose the stars’ hypocrisy.”

Deepika Padukone is one of the highest-profile stars in India and made her first major Hollywood splash in the xXx action franchise with Vin Diesel.

The actress is no stranger to controversy with her private life and film choices often provoking criticism from some sections of Indian society.