Mumbai/New Delhi:

Actor-comedian Kapil Sharma was sent a death threat via an email, allegedly originating from Pakistan. This comes after actor Rajpal Yadav, choreographer Remo D’ Souza and actor Sugandha Mishra also received similar threats by mail.

“We are monitoring your recent activities…This is not a publicity stunt or an attempt to harass you…” the email, sent to Rajpal Yadav read. Mr Yadav was told he should forward this message to Kapil Sharma and they were “preparing a threat for Kapil Sharma, his family, colleagues and relatives.”

Mr Yadav reportedly received this email on December 14 last year and he filed a complaint with the cops three days later since it was lying in his mail’s spam box. Mr Yadav was also sent pictures from Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala’s funeral in the email.

Mr Sharma was the latest celebrity to receive the threat and filed a complaint at the Amboli police station against an unknown person under relevant sections of the penal code. The police have started the investigation.

As per the police, a reply from the celebrities was demanded within 8 hours otherwise, they have to face “consequences on personal and professional fronts.”

Rajpal Yadav told NDTV, “I have filed a complaint with Amboli Police and cyber crime department. After that, I haven’t discussed it with anyone. I am an artist and I want to entertain the audience with my performances. The agencies can update on these matters.”

The threat to top celebrities comes amid a brutal attack on actor Saif Ali Khan who was stabbed six times when he tried to confront the attacker who broke into his house in Mumbai’s upscale locality Bandra. The actor managed to confine the intruder to a room, but he escaped through the air-conditioning duct which he had used to gain access to the actor’s home.

The actor was discharged from the hospital after six days and suffered grave injuries.

A few months ago shots were fired at actor Salman Khan’s apartment in Bandra and now bullet-proof windows are being installed in his apartment. The actor has received threats from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang in the past, which also claimed responsibility for the murder of politician Baba Siddique.

New Delhi:

Uorfi Javed, an actor and reality star, is known for her fashion which has been described as bizarre by some, and creative by others. Her sartorial choices have often won her accolades, but at times have also triggered controversy. Her latest post, where she recreated actor Rajpal Yadav’s look from the movie ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’, is being targeted by trolls with some even sending death threats to the actor.

For Halloween, Uorfi Javed dressed up as ‘Chhote Pandit’, the character played by Rajpal Yadav in the hit film. Just like the character, she painted her face red and wore an orange dhoti and a red top. She put a marigold garland around her neck and 2 incense sticks on her ears to complete the look.

As soon as the ‘Bigg Boss’ fame actor shared the video on Instagram, several users urged her to take it down as it was “insulting and aimed at offending Hindus”.

The 26-year-old said that she was getting death threats over the video, and shared screenshots of the emails she had received.

“I’m just shocked and appalled by this country mahn , I’m getting death threats in recreating a character from a movie where as that character didn’t get any backlash :/ (sic)” Uorfi Javed said on X (formerly Twitter).

In one of the emails shared by the actor, a man named Nikhil Goswami urges her to delete the video or he will kill her.

In another, a man asks her how she is defaming the Hindu religion. ‘Live your life, I will shoot you at the intersection,” Rupesh Kumar wrote in the mail.

Uorfi Javed is known for participating in TV reality shows such as Bigg Boss OTT and MTVSplitsvillaX4. She often makes headlines for her bold choice of clothing and unfiltered remarks.