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**Title:** Cobrapost's Operation Karaoke Exposes Bollywood Celebrities
**Key Findings:**
* Undercover journalists from Cobrapost approached 36 Bollywood celebrities, offering money to promote the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its policies.
* 32 out of 36 celebrities agreed to the proposal, willing to promote the party in exchange for payment.
* Some celebrities, like Mahima Chaudhary, Sonu Sood, and Jackie Shroff, negotiated high payment rates (up to ₹2.5 crore/month).
* A few celebrities, including Saumya Tandon, Vidya Balan, Arshad Warsi, and Raza Murad, refused the offer, citing moral and ethical concerns.
* Many celebrities were willing to deal in black money (up to 90% of the payment).
* Some, like Abhijeet Bhattacharya, were even willing to spread hate speech in exchange for money.
**Author's Conclusion:**
* The operation highlights the dangers of blind celebrity worship and the importance of questioning a celebrity's intentions and values.
* The line between public interest (politics) and private interest (business) should not be blurred, as the former affects the broader population.
* The prevalence of black money dealings in the entertainment industry is also exposed.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text, without opinions, with each fact numbered and in short sentences:
1. **Operation Karaoke**: A sting operation by Cobrapost on Bollywood celebrities.
2. **Target**: To uncover willingness to promote political parties for money.
3. **Politicial Party Involved**: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
4. **Number of Celebrities Approached**: 36.
5. **Celebrities Who Agreed to Promote BJP for Money**: All except 4.
6. **Celebrities Who Refused**:
* Saumya Tandon
* Vidya Balan
* Arshad Warsi
* Raza Murad
7. **Payment Terms Discussed**:
* Some celebrities negotiated high monthly payments (e.g., ₹1.5 crore, ₹2.5 crore).
* Payments were often discussed to be made mostly in cash (up to 90%).
8. **GST and Contract**:
* 10% of the payment was to be made in white to pay GST.
* Official contracts were not planned for the full amount.
9. **Duration of Promotion**:
* Some agreements were for 9 months.
10. **Previous Sting Operations by Cobrapost**:
* A similar operation was conducted on media houses the previous year.
* Almost all media houses approached agreed to promote political content for money, except for two or three.
11. **Consequences of Suspicious Activities**:
* Abhijeet Bhattacharya's Twitter account was suspended for promoting hate.
12. **Common Practice**:
* Dealing in cash for promotional work is reportedly common in the industry.