Overview

• At the KD: The Devil teaser launch on July 10, Shilpa Shetty Kundra affirmed “Mala Marathi maahit aahe. Me Maharashtrachi mulgi aahe,” underscoring her Marathi proficiency and heritage.
• When asked about Maharashtra Navnirman Sena workers’ reported threats over language use, she declined to escalate the dispute, insisting the focus remain on her film’s promotion.
• She highlighted KD: The Devil’s multilingual format and noted plans to dub the movie in Marathi, drawing applause from the audience and film team.
• The state government has revoked its April and June resolutions adding Hindi as a third language in grades 1–5 and appointed a committee led by Dr Narendra Jadhav to reexamine the three-language framework.
• Her neutral stance follows weeks of MNS enforcement tactics and political figures like Aaditya Thackeray calling for respect for Marathi without coercion.