Simran Budharup went to Mumbai’s famous Lalbaugcha Raja yesterday (September 12) with her mother and Pandya Store actors such as Mohit Parmar, Akshay Kharodia and others to seek blessings of Lord Ganesha. However, the actress and her mother were rough handled by the female bouncers in pandal. She shared a video and expressed her anger over the organisers. Times Now/Telly Talk India is the FIRST to get in touch with Simran Budharup and find out more details behind the whole fiasco.
Simran Budharup on her experience at Lalbaugcha Raja
In an interaction with us, Simran Budharup says, “Basically, all of our Pandya Store gang and my mother had gone to visit Lalbaugcha Raja. Aur hum kisise baat karke gaye the so that hamara darshan easily ho. Hum har saal aise hi baat karke jaate hai. The man who takes us inside had to go out because Mohit Parmar was left behind. Now, these people don't know that we are actors.”
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“Darshan keliye sabse pehle mein thi aur mere peeche meri mom thi. Meri mom mera video nikal rahi thi darshan karte huye. Waha par ek worker tha jo bola ki agar mujhe kisika phone dikh gaya toh main uska phone fek dunga. This is what he said. I thought he was just kidding. Jaise hi mera turn aaya darshan lene ka, usne mere mumma ke haath se phone chin liya. My mother then tried to retrieve it because he pushed her. I lashed out at him. Later, the lady bouncers came and started pushing me. They misbehaved with me. I lost my cool. I started recording their actions on my phone. I can't take this behaviour,” Simran Budharup adds.
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When asked if she got hurt, the Pandya Store fame reveals, “No. As soon as I started recording, she snatched my phone. All of them were pouncing on me. Agar meri mumma beech mein nahi aati toh woh female bouncers mujhe thappad maar deti.”
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Simran Budharup also clarifies that she doesn’t have a problem with the crowd. The actress states, “I am not scared of the crowd at all. Main bachpan se visarjan keliye jaati hoon aur wahan laakhon log aate hai. I don't have any problem with the crowd. I have an issue with the misbehaviour by the organisers. The way they were pushing us was not acceptable. You should manage the crowd peacefully. I have stood in the queue for 19 hours for Lalbaugcha Raja's darshan. Agar log itne door se aate hai aur itni shraddha se aate hai. Aur aap unko 1 second bhi darshan nahi karne dete toh kya fayda hai.”
“People know what happens there. But being a celeb, I know that hum kisike through gaye hai. They didn't recognise us. Jo insaan humein andar leke gaya tha woh wahan maujood nahi tha. He went to find some other friend of mine. Mera bhagwan par se vishwas kabhi kam nahi hoga. Par ha log bure hai. They have the power and they are using it in the wrong way. I was very upset. My mother would have gotten hurt. How can a man touch her or push her? This is not acceptable. Now, I know yeh toh hota hi rehta hai. This is the harsh reality. Yeh baat inke seniors tak pahuchni chahiye. Agar yeh baar baar hota rahega toh logon ka vishwas uth jayega,” the actress adds.
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While concluding the conversation, Simran Budharup says, “Jo insaan humein leke gaya tha woh gayab ho gaya. Kisi ek bouncer ne humein pehchaan liya toh usne ek ke kaan mein jaa kar baat boli ki yeh media mein jayegi baat. She was holding me. She was not letting me go either. The video that I posted on Instagram was recorded by a person standing close to us. Baahar aake unhone mujhe ye video diya aur pucha ki hum thik hai ya nahi. I want to tell the organisers that they should organise everything properly.”
For those who’ve come in late, several celebrities such as Rupali Ganguly, Shilpa Shetty, Varun Dhawan, Vicky Kaushal, Esha Deol, Ambani family and others have so far visited the Lalbaugcha Raja. However, Simran Budharup had a bad experience at the holy place. What do you have to say about the whole story? Do let us know in the comment section below!
Written By: Sumit Rajguru