Actor Annu Kapoor has responded to the criticism surrounding his comment on Tamannaah Bhatia, clarifying that his words were taken out of context and not intended to offend. The remark, made during an earlier interaction, drew attention online after he described the actor using a phrase that many viewers found inappropriate.
In a recent conversation on YouTube channel hosted by Siddharth Kannan, Kapoor explained the context in which the statement was made. He said the discussion originally stemmed from a professional setting where he was reviewing songs for a stage show.
“Last year I had shows in America. I told our creative team that the contestants are good, so suggest a googly-type song. Then they played this song ‘Aaj Ki Raat’. I said the composition is very good. They said the song is very popular but contestants won’t be able to score in it, so it can be a googly song because the ‘mukhda’ doesn’t fully land. I asked them to show me the video. I watched it and said she is dancing very well. That’s all that happened,” Kapoor said.
He further stated that the reaction to his remark was influenced by the way it was expressed in Hindi. According to him, the same sentiment might not have drawn similar criticism if phrased differently.
“If you say it in English, it’s fine, but in Hindi it becomes a problem. Abuse in our own language hits harder, but if you say the same thing in English, no one has an issue. If I had said ‘milky body’, there would have been no problem. What age would she be-28, 30? My children are that age. Just because I said ‘dudhiya badan’, people started calling me an old man and trolling me,” he said.
Addressing the possibility of apologising, Kapoor added that he would be open to acknowledging the concern if Tamannaah herself expressed discomfort. “If she asks me whether I said it, I will say yes, I did. If you felt bad, I will touch your feet. If a 71-year-old man touches her feet, what will she say? Nothing, because I am not doing it with any wrong intention,” he said.
Tamannaah Bhatia is yet to respond to the controversy.
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