Bollywood film director Rajkumar Hirani (L) with actor Ranbir Kapoor (File Photo | PTI) 
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National Commission for Women receives complaint against Sanju for 'demeaning' sex workers

The complaint, filed just two days before its release, against the film has alleged that actors Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and director Rajkumar Hirani used derogatory language against sex workers.

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NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Women (NCW) today received a complaint against the movie 'Sanju' for allegedly making derogatory remarks against sex workers in the film, the Commission chairperson said today.

The complaint, filed just two days before its release, against the film has alleged that actors Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and director Rajkumar Hirani used derogatory language against sex workers.

"We have received such a complaint and we are forwarding it to the Electronic Media Monitoring Centre to take necessary action," said NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma.

The EMMC under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has been tasked to monitor the content of television channels and report on violations of the programme and advertising code.

The complaint filed by advocate and social activist Gaurav Gulati referred to two dialogues where Kapoor allegedly "demeans the status of sex workers in the society."

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