MUMBAI: Bollywood megastar Ranveer Singh was grilled by police on Monday on charges of `obscenity` af ter posting naked photos of himself, in a case highlighting India`s complex relationship with nudity.

Singh, 37, posted in July on social media the racy images shot for New York-based Paper magazine, sparking a media f renzy in India and resulting in multiple complaints.

Mumbai police questioned Singh for more than two hours on Monday morning on charges of `corrupting youth of society` and `embarrassing women`, police said, and recorded his of ficial statement.

`The inquiry is ongoing,` senior police inspector Jaykumar Suryavanshi said without disclosing details of Singh`s statement.-AFP