Anil: Rati Is A Hot-headed Woman

A few days ago, Rati Agnihotri filed a police complaint accusing her husband businessman Anil Virwani of mental and physical abuse. She filed the complaint after seeking support from a political party.

Anil’s side is that Rati has a bad temper and her behaviour towards her friends too has been objectionable in the recent past. "She is hot-headed," he quips.

Upon further probing, the architect says that he has still not recovered why Rati headed to the police station. "I did not beat her."

Meanwhile, Rati continues to live in Anils home. "She has come back from Lonavla where she keeps going to attend to her mother who has not been keeping well," Anil adds.

But Anil says that he cant try to patch things up because he is not even allowed to talk to her.

"We have a big house...," and he trails off, leaving us to read the rest between the lines.

But the man who had to give his statement to the cops, returns to say, "Our son Tanuj is shaken up."

Tanuj who made his debut in Luv U Soniyo is now shooting a film with Sunny Leone.



Rati and Anils case of domestic violence is not the first one in Bollywood. While there are many cases simmering under the surface because those involved are too afraid of losing face in society, many women have spoken up about it and had the courage to leave their abusive relationships.

When Preity Zinta filed her complaint against her former boyfriend Ness Wadia she said that she feared for her life. In a letter to the Commissioner of Mumbai Police, Rakesh Maria, she wrote:

When Kangana Ranaut first entered the industry, she was not as strong-willed as she is now. She filed a complaint against her alleged partner Aditya Pancholi who forcefully entered her home and threatened her. 

Model Rhea Pillai has accused her live-in partner tennis ace Leander Paes of domestic violence. She stated that Leander and his father had prevented her and her child from entering their home.

TV actress Shweta Tiwari has been vocal about her relationship with ex-husband Raja Choudhary who was abusive towards her.

Dimpy Ganguly now might not have much to say against estranged husband Rahul Mahajan but she had previously said that his short temper resulted in violent marriage.

Rati and Anil have been married since 1985. Earlier the couple stayed in Juhu. Now, they reside in a very swanky house in Worli.

The truth of the Rati-Anil case will of course emerge only with time. 

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