Actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra stepped out in the city on Thursday for the teaser launch of her upcoming film KD – The Devil. At the launch event, which was also attended by other cast members of the Kannada-language film, Shilpa was asked to weigh in on the ongoing Marathi language row that has gained prominence in the state.

Shilpa Shetty`s reaction on Marathi language row

While responding to the question, Shilpa chose not to comment directly on the controversy but asserted her Marathi identity. She said she wouldn’t encourage controversy during the promotion of a film.

Shilpa said, “Me Maharashtra chi mulgi aahe. Aaj humlog baat kar rahe hain KD ke baare mein. Toh KD se hatke abhi aap kisi controversy mein jaana chahte hain toh hum uska badhaawa nahi karenge. Yeh picture already ek multi-lingual hai, isko hum Marathi mein bhi dub kar sakte hain.”
(Translation: "Yes, I’m a girl from Maharashtra. Today, we’re here to talk about KD. If you want to get into controversies beyond KD, we won’t encourage that. This is already a multilingual film; we can dub it in Marathi too.")