Mrunal Thakur finds herself in the course of a social media storm after an outdated interview resurfaced through which she made remarks about Bollywood star Bipasha Basu. Whereas the Son of Sardaar 2 actress was reflecting on her early TV days, her feedback sparked debate over body-shaming, drawing each criticism and protection on-line.Within the resurfaced video, Son of Sardaar 2 star Mrunal is heard making remarks about Bipasha, reportedly commenting on her physique. The clip, initially shared by Telly Bytes on YouTube, dates again to her early days on tv when she was a part of Kumkum Bhagya.
The controversial interview
The viral clip incorporates a younger Mrunal in an interview along with her Kumkum Bhagya co-star Arjit Taneja. Throughout the dialog, she asks him, “Do you need to marry a woman who’s manly with muscle groups?” When Arjit replies that he prefers a toned physique like Bipasha Basu, Mrunal responds, “Go marry Bipasha then!”Mrunal then provides, “Hear, I’m much better than Bipasha, okay.” Her feedback have been extensively seen as body-shaming the ‘Raaz’ actress. Following the resurfacing of the clip, the 33-year-old actress confronted heavy backlash, with quite a few social media customers and information shops criticizing her remarks.
Bipasha Basu’s response
Bipasha has now damaged silence on this viral video. Whereas her be aware is cryptic, it is vitally apparent that that is Bipasha’s response. The ‘Dhoom 2’ actress took to her Instagram tales and wrote,“Robust ladies carry one another up. Get these muscle groups lovely girls… we must be sturdy… muscle groups aid you attain good bodily and psychological well being perpetually! Bust the age outdated thought course of that ladies shouldn’t look sturdy or be bodily sturdy!”
Followers react
Web customers slammed Mrunal’s feedback whereas defending Basu, emphasizing her iconic standing in Bollywood. The 46-year-old actress, identified for movies like Raaz, Jism, Ajnabee, and Dhoom 2, can also be celebrated as a powerful advocate for health.Some netizens got here to Mrunal Thakur’s protection, declaring that the remarks have been from an outdated interview and that she was younger on the time. Bipasha Basu has not but responded to the controversy.To this point, Mrunal has not publicly addressed the controversy. Nevertheless, the Sita Ramam actress lately shared new pictures on Instagram with the caption, “Cease staring!”—main followers to take a position whether or not this could be her delicate response to the continuing on-line backlash.
