Milind Soman is trolled till date for his nude photoshoot, after years the actor told the reason for taking the bold step?

Milind Soman on Nude Photoshoot: Actor and model Milind Soman is once again in the headlines for his old controversial photoshoot. In a recent interview, he told what had happened at that time and how a creative work had become a national level debate issue. Actually, he had shot an advertisement for a footwear brand in the year 1995. In which model Madhu Spray posed nude with him. He was not wearing anything on his body and had a snake wrapped around his neck. According to reports, at that time the matter had become so heated that Milind had to make rounds of the court for 14 years. Let us know what he said on this issue after 31 years.

What was the whole matter?

Actually, in 1995, Milind Soman had done a nude photoshoot with model Madhu Sapre for an ad. In this picture, both were seen without clothes and a python was wrapped around their body. This concept was very different and bold for that time. People trolled him a lot for this step and called it obscene.

fought a long battle of 14 years

When this photoshoot of Milind and Madhu came out in print, a case was registered against them. He told in the interview that this case was not small, he had to go through the court process for about 14 years. Repeated court appearances, legal pressure and public criticism. Had to endure everything.

Milind Soman clearly said in the interview, ‘I did not do this photoshoot for any controversy, it was a creative and artistic project. At that time I had no idea that this would become such a big issue. The reaction of media and society was shocking.

Milind further said, ‘I had to go to court again and again, which was not easy, but I maintained patience the whole time. The problem with nudity in India is not nudity itself, but people’s attitude. Whether something is art or obscene depends on the perception of the viewer. This experience was mentally challenging at that time, but I learned a lot from it.

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Tell me why you shared the photo?

Milind Soman compared it with today’s times in the interview and said, ‘Today, because of social media, everything goes viral instantly and people’s opinions also come out instantly. I re-shared my old photo in 2020 to see how people would react today. I thought that now people would have become more open minded, but even today the same debate and controversy was seen regarding that photo. This makes it clear that despite changing times, thinking has not changed completely.

What did Milind say on freedom?

Milind Soman believes that society changes gradually and every generation has its own thinking. Freedom of expression has different meanings for everyone. Some people consider it art, while some people consider it wrong. It is important for me that we respect the expression of others, even if we do not agree with it.

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