Taapsee Pannu and film producer-director Anurag Kashyap’s premises were raided by the Income-Tax department today (3rd March) for alleged tax evasion. Spokespersons of the Maharashtra government said that the IT raids were a consequence of the two celebrities being critical of BJP’s policies. Anurag had criticised the violence against the anti-Citizenship Act protestors in 2019. Taapsee and Anurag have been openly critical of the government’s handling of the farmer protests.
Exceed Entertainment, which manages actors like Saif Ali Khan, was also raided today. Likewise, raids have been conducted on some top executives of Kwan Talent Management which has Deepika Padukone as a client.