Ram Gopal Varma slams police over Allu Arjun arrest: Will you arrest Sridevi in heaven

Mumbai: Amidst the controversy surrounding Allu Arjun's arrest, maverick filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has come out in support of the actor and raised a question on Sridevi, stating that three people died when they came to see the late star during the shoot of “Kshana Kshanam”.  

Taking to X, formerly called Twitter, Varma wrote: “Every STAR should STRONGLY protest against @alluarjun ‘s ARREST because for any celebrity whether it’s a FILM STAR or a POLITICAL STAR, is it a crime for them to be ENORMOUSLY POPULAR???”

He then made a snarky remark towards the Telangana Police and wrote: “3 people died in the lakhs of the crowd who came to see SRIDEVI in the shooting of my film KSHANA KSHANAM ..So will the #TelanganaPolice now go to #HEAVEN to ARREST #sridevi ???”

“Kshana Kshanam” was 1991 road comedy heist film. The film stars Venkatesh, Paresh Rawal, and Rami Reddy. The plot follows Satya, a young woman who is troubled by a gang of robbers headed by Nayyar and the police.

It was on December 14, when Allu Arjun was released from Chanchalguda jail. The star was welcomed with a tight and emotional hug by his children and wife Sneha Reddy.

A video showed Arjun walking into his residence and being greeted by his family members. In the clip, the actor’s children are seen running to him and giving their father a loving hug. His wife, Sneha, could be seen standing and as Arjun came up to her, she gave him a big emotional hug.

Allu Arjun stepped out of Chanchalguda Central Jail on December 14 morning after spending the night in the prison in a case relating to a stampede at a theatre during the premier show of ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’.

The actor, who was granted interim bail by Telangana High Court on Friday evening an hour after a lower court sent him to judicial custody for 14 days, had to spend the night in the jail due to a delay in the prison authorities receiving bail orders.

The prison authorities released the national award-winning actor from the rear gate of the jail. He was sent in an escort vehicle. The actor drove straight to the office of Geeta Arts.

A woman died and her son was critically injured during the stampede at Sandhya Theatre during the premier show attended by Allu Arjun on December 4. IANS