Tamannaah Bhatia is again in the news for an old incident after veteran actor Annu Kapoor revisited his old “dudhiya badan” remark. The comment had gone viral earlier and sparked strong reactions online over its wording and meaning.
Kapoor has now clarified the context behind his statement and said the backlash was largely due to a misunderstanding. He explained that the comment was made during a discussion about a performance from the song “Aaj Ki Raat” from Stree 2. The actor insisted that his intent was not disrespectful and that people misread the situation due to language and perception differences.
Annu Kapoor Defends ‘Dudhiya Badan’ Remark On Tamannaah Bhatia
Kapoor revisited the incident in a recent interview with Siddharth Kanan and described the setting in which the remark was made. He said the conversation was part of a creative discussion about performance evaluation during one of his professional assignments abroad.
He explained, “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.“
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Kapoor further argued that the phrase became controversial because it was spoken in Hindi. According to him, similar expressions in English often do not attract the same reaction.
He said, “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.”
Actor Open To Apology If Tamannaah Feels Hurt
Kapoor also addressed whether he would apologise for the remark. He stated that he is willing to make amends if it caused discomfort to Tamannaah Bhatia.
He said, “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.”
As of now, Tamannaah Bhatia has not issued any response regarding the controversy.
