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Ranvir Shorey Breaks Silence on 2002 Assault: "Defending Yourself is Not Hitting"
- •Ranvir Shorey responded to Rahul Bhatt's recent admission about their 2002 altercation, bringing his past relationship with Pooja Bhatt back into focus.
- •Rahul Bhatt, Pooja's brother, admitted to assaulting Ranvir in 2002, breaking his car window and a rib, and facing arrest and charges.
- •Shorey took to X, stating he was glad "malicious propaganda" was giving way to truth, emphasizing that "defending yourself against violence to escape someone toxic is not ‘hitting’."
- •Rahul Bhatt expressed regret for his excessive reaction and praised Ranvir's handling of the subsequent legal proceedings, acknowledging Ranvir helped end the case.
- •The incident occurred after Ranvir and Pooja Bhatt's relationship ended, with both sides offering differing accounts of the highly publicized controversy.
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Rahul Bhatt recalled that he intervened in an argument between Ranvir Shorey and Pooja Bhatt, admitting that he overreacted by breaking Ranvir's car window and one of his ribs. He also expressed regret for taking the law into his own hands and praised Ranvir's conduct during the subsequent legal proceedings.
Ranvir Shorey took to X to express relief that over twenty years of malicious propaganda had finally given way to some truth. He stated that defending oneself against violence to escape a toxic situation does not constitute hitting.
Ranvir Shorey and Pooja Bhatt were in a relationship in the early 2000s after working together on the film Jism. Their romance ended amid a highly publicized controversy in 2002, with both sides providing differing accounts of the altercation and subsequent events.
