New Delhi/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha Raghav Chadha received a cheer from his wife, actress Parineeti Chopra, after the young politician raised the piracy issue in the upper house of Parliament.
In his speech, Raghav said, Sir, as we all know, piracy is a plague thats all-pervasive, not just in the cinema industry today, but also in the OTT platform world.
Sir, piracy and unauthorised reproduction of copyright content have led to an annual loss of Rs. 20,000 crore in the film industry and the OTT industry. And there has been a 62 per cent increase in piracy incidents during the pandemic alone.
Piracy is a significant plague that is all pervasive in the film industry and now in OTT world as well.
The film industry is facing a loss of Rs 20,000 crore annually because of piracy. Online piracy saw a 62% surge during the pandemic.
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Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) August 2, 2024
The AAP MP added, I would like to ask the honourable minister that the Cinematography Bill that was passed in this House last year, which largely deals with anti-camera recording of films, etc in theatres, is the Government of India today planning to amend the Cinematography Bill or come out with a separate mechanism to deal with the piracy in OTT platforms that is also becoming widespread?
Because of this unauthorised reproduction, years and years of hard work of artistes goes down the drain. So Id really urge through you to the Minister to come up with an institutional mechanism to deal with this piracy.
Youre a star, Raghav
Sharing the address on her X handle, Parineeti wrote, What do I say about him. Youre a star for raising this important issue in parliament my love.
What do I say about him?
Youre a star for raising this important issue in parliament my love. ? @raghav_chadha https://t.co/zssCoBeU4y
Parineeti Chopra (@ParineetiChopra) August 2, 2024
Raghav, an AAP Rajya Sabha from Punjab, tied the knot with Parineeti in 2023.
Parineeti, a very well known face in Bollywood, was last seen in Imtiaz Alis Amar Singh Chamkila, starring alongside Diljit Dosanjh.
