Actor Siddharth Shaw, who played the character of Arun in the web series Chiraiya, has admitted to receiving a lot of hate for his portrayal of a newlywed husband who rapes his wife repeatedly after marriage.
He says that the hate is stemming from a space of love and that he is enjoying it, referencing the gruesome murder case in Meerut where a man's dismembered body was found sealed inside a blue plastic drum.
The actor also shared that shooting the intimate scenes brought in a lot of mental distress for him, causing anxiety and a panic attack.
However, he believes that as an artiste, his responsibility lies in starting a discourse and discussion about the issues happening in society, and he feels that his job is done in sparking conversations around the show.
