Shobhaa De slams Nayanthara for commercialising her wedding footage
Shobhaa De slams Nayanthara for commercialising her wedding footage
Nayanthara’s Netflix documentary “Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale”, Nayanthara’s Netflix documentary has been hitting the headlines for quite sometime.
Even as several viewers lauded the female superstar, a section of the viewers also felt ‘cheated.’ The criticism levelled against the actress stems from the documentary focusing on her wedding with Vignesh Sivan more than presenting engaging content.
Among several users calling out the documentary dull is none other than an author of eminence Shobhaa De who has criticised Nayanthara for commercialising her wedding footage.
The, author shared a snap from the documentary film on her Instagram and penned a lengthy note. She wrote, “Confession: I was not aware of the mega star power of the “Lady Superstar”, Nayanthara, till I watched the promos of “Beyond the Fairytale” on @netflix_in . I tried bravely to watch for 45 minutes hoping SOMETHING would wake me up from the tedium of wading through dull clips of talking heads going on about Nayanthara (born Diana Kurien) and her incredible life. She is charming, articulate, poised …and blah! But…what the hell… after this, many more stars will go for monetising their shaadi footage. Assuming she got paid for it.”
While several fans defended the ‘Jawan’ actress, a segment of users agreed with the author. The documentary chronicles the life of the actress and her rise to fame. A major chunk of the film dedicated to her marriage with Vignesh Sivan. It features interviews with several of her contemporaries and peers.
In related news, the actress is now embroiled in a legal battle with Dhanush over the documentary film. The actor has filed a lawsuit against Nayanthara and her husband Vignesh Sivan. This is for using behind-the-scenes footage from ‘Naanum Rowdy Dhaan’ in her Netflix documentary ‘Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale’ without permission. The issue came to light after Nayanthara posted an open letter revealing that Dhanush has slapped a 10 crores lawsuit for using a three-second BTS clip filmed on her personal device during the shoot of the 2015 film.
Meanwhile, the matter has now escalated and Dhanush has filed a lawsuit in the Madras High Court.
Dhanush has also sued Nayanthara in Madras High Court for using BTS footage in Netflix documentary.
Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan got married in 2022 after dating for years. The wedding saw the attendance by Several top stars including Rajinikanth, Mani Ratnam, Shah Rukh Khan, Atlee, Suriya, and Jyotika.
News Edit KV Raman
