Game Changer: Kiara Advani Gives Shoutout To POSCO-Accused Jani Master For Dhop Song, Deletes Mention Amid Backlash

Kiara Advani was at the receiving end after she mentioned Jani Master in a post on Instagram. The actress gave a shoutout to his choreography for Game Changer’s song, Dhop with Ram Charan. She was trolled for the caption. Jani Master was arrested in September under multiple cases under different sections including the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POSCO).

After facing backlash for the post, Kiara edited the caption. She had earlier written, “I remember seeing @alwaysjani masters choreography and thinking how are we going to do this, but that’s the beauty of our job, always learning something new..(sic).”

Sheik Jani Basha, known as Jani Master, was arrested in Bengaluru in September 2024. A 21-year-old female choreographer accused him of sexual assault. According to police, the victim alleged that Jani Master sexually assaulted her in 2020 (when she was 17 years old) during a work trip to Mumbai and continued sexual harassment and threatened not to disclose to anyone. The complainant told police that she came in contact with the choreographer in 2017 and she became an assistant to him in 2019.

The Raidurgam police of Cyberabad on September 15 booked a zero First Information Report (FIR). Subsequently, the case was re-registered at Narsingi Police Station The accused was booked for rape, criminal intimidation, and assault under sections 376 (2) (n), 506 and 323 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Section 5 (l) read with 6 of the POCSO Act was also added to the charges. The victim, now 21, alleged that the choreographer sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions in different cities, including Chennai, Mumbai, and Hyderabad.

On October 24, the Telangana High Court granted conditional bail to Jani Master. The Rangareddy district court had earlier granted interim bail on October 3 permitting him to receive the National Film Award on October 8.

Game Changer is directed by Shankar. The film will release on January 10, 2025, in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi.

(Inputs from IANS)

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