Raja Chaudhary, whose wife Shweta left him over the weekend after reporting him for abusive behaviour, on Thursday made the astonishing claim that the drama was a stunt for the promotion of his film. Speaking from Meerut over the phone, Raja said: "It was a prank played by me and my daughter. We were promoting our film, in which I am playing a negative role."
When told that his wife was still estranged from him and his own abusive behaviour was documented on television, Raja said: "Now go to Malad police station (where Shweta registered her case) and they will tell you the truth."
Of Shweta's separation, he said: "Yes, she is filing for divorce, but that is in our film not in real life." Raja said when he revealed to Shweta that his abuse of her was a "prank" and a stunt, "she started crying. And then we laughed over it."
"Right now all is fine between us; in fact nothing happened between us in the first place."
Asked why he was in Meerut when he should be in Mumbai for the reconciliation with Shweta, Raja said: "I'm in Meerut to promote two of my movies. We're staying in a hotel just like that, though I have a big home here in Meerut."
"Though Shweta and I are not physically together, we are together in our hearts. Shweta is joining me on July 6."
He said his only partner in this "prank" was his 6-year-old daughter, Palak. "Only Palak knew what I was doing," he said.
Raja was normal while he said this, but at times he rambled. "Another reason we did all this is that we were facing problems getting a visa for Shweta. We are going to the US for our English film. We wanted to publicise her name as Shweta Chaudhary instead of Shweta Tiwari (by which name she is famous). Now I realise that it was a really bad prank and I will never do this again. But I am pleased to see how our fans love us and care for our family. I love Shweta so much."
Shweta refused to reply to Raja's new line. In an interview with us earlier this week, she said she had tolerated his drunken ranting for two years but that she had had enough of him now.
Sonali Joshi
Friday, June 22, 2007
source: indya.com