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flag Actress Yami Gautam criticizes Bollywood’s pay-for-coverage trend, calling it extortion threatening film industry integrity.

flag Actress Yami Gautam has condemned a rising trend in Bollywood where filmmakers allegedly pay for positive media coverage or orchestrate negative campaigns against those who don’t pay, calling it extortion that undermines honest storytelling and audience trust. flag Speaking ahead of her husband Aditya Dhar’s film *Dhurandhar*’s release, she warned the practice threatens the industry’s integrity and urged filmmakers to unite against it. flag The film, starring Ranveer Singh and others, faced scrutiny despite no public screening, with Gautam highlighting the broader issue of manipulated publicity and the need for ethical marketing in Indian cinema.

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