MUMBAI

Bollywood actor Vijay Varma recently talked about consensual sex and marital rape in a video and shared on social media. The actor took to his Twitter handle and shared a social issue video, featuring actors like Pankaj Tripathi, Karan Tacker, Nakuul Mehta, Pavail Gulati and Pratik Gandhi.

Vijay Varma tweeted, "Consent doesn't end after marriage. #PoochnaZarooriHai".

The 27 seconds video clip begins with Pratik Gandhi asking, "arey iss mein puchna kya?" (what's there to ask about) and further, Pavail Gulati saying, "biwi hai toh karna hi padega" (she is my wife, she has to do it). Next comes Karan Tacker, who said, "iss mein puchna kya hai?" (what's there to ask), followed by Nakuul Mehta saying, "unki na mein bhi ha hoti hai" (there's always a yes in her no). Similarly, as the video progresses, Vijay Varma said, "kisi dusre ki wife thodi hai" (she isn't someone else's wife). After a couple of seconds of pause, Nakuul Mehta said, "log toh saalo se yehi sochte hai" (people have been thinking similarly since years), followed by Pratik Gandi, Vijay Varma and Karan Tacker's set. Towards the end, Pankaj Tripathi said a few words of knowledge.

Pankaj Tripathi said, “Iss mein puchna zaruri hain. Kyuki consent ke bina sex, sexual abuse hain. Shaadi ke bina bhi, shaadi ke baad bhi.” (The permission is necessary. Because sex without consent is sexual abuse. Before the marriage and after the marriage as well.)

Pankaj Tripathi's name in this video is shown as Madhav Mishra, BA LLB, which seems like it is from the latter's upcoming film. The video ends with a strong note. The note seen in the clip was read as: "Countless women in India still endure non-consensual sex with their husbands. ##PoochnaZarooriHai".