PUBLISHED on December 24, 2024
Actor Khaqan Shahnawaz not too long ago sparked outrage after suggesting he might play Indian actress Kareena Kapoor’s son, reasonably than her lover, in a drama resulting from his age. This remark was extensively criticized by the Bollywood star’s followers.
Throughout his look on a chat present with Tabish Hashmi on December 14, Shahnawaz responded to an viewers member who expressed a need to see him collaborate with Kapoor. Shahnawaz replied that he might play her son since “Kareena was ‘fairly previous'”.
Was it justified? Completely not. Was it random? Very a lot so.
What made you say that? We might by no means know!
A greater method would have been to smile and nod. As a substitute, his remark drew harsh criticism from Kapoor’s loyal fan base in Pakistan and India, a lot of whom referred to as his assertion “ageist.” Others identified that Shahnawaz’s fame was nothing in comparison with Kapoor’s large movie star standing.
One person commented: “Brother thinks she made a humorous joke, you do not exist to her,” whereas one other Pakistani fan admitted he had no concept who Shahnawaz was. Somebody added that Shahnawaz was “a no person right here in Pakistan”, whereas Kapoor is a legend in Bollywood – harsh, however not totally inaccurate.
Some even speculated that Shahnawaz was simply making an attempt to piggyback on Kapoor for consideration, with one particular person claiming that he talked about her title simply to achieve a few of her fame, whereas one other urged that he would finally obtain fame due to her, mentioning that everybody who talks about growing older will finally develop previous.
One other social media person referred to as Shahnawaz “publicity-craving” and famous that he “selected the queen of Bollywood” for precisely this cause. Nevertheless, we should make clear that it was an viewers member who first introduced up the concept of Shahnawaz working alongside Kapoor. His unusual response, nevertheless, was all his fault.
One person defended Kapoor, emphasizing that “age is only a quantity and Kareena proved it superbly.”
“Earlier than making such feedback, that so-called actor ought to know that Kareena is the one feminine actress in your complete Bollywood who has labored as a lead actress in her total profession… In the meantime, hamaray urges and YouTube influencer us per baat karhy hai (in the meantime , our Instagram and YouTube influencers are speaking about it). One other person reminded Shahnawaz that “everybody on this earth will develop previous” and inspired him to “cease making these sorts of feedback.”
A Pakistani fan talked about that even Pakistanis criticized Shahnawaz, mentioning his infantile habits and lack of performing expertise.
Alternatively, some folks supported Shahnawaz, agreeing with the notion that Kapoor had truly aged – though it’s unclear what they really agreed with.
What is for certain is that this whole episode introduced collectively social media customers from each Pakistan and India, with many Pakistani commentators giving Shahnawaz a “actuality examine”.
Shahnawaz’s remark was clearly rooted in ageism. A fast Google search revealed that Kapoor is 44 years previous, whereas Shahnawaz is 27. Which means that, by his logic, she must be an underage mom if he was in reality her son.
In the event that they have been to star as mom and son, it might find yourself being a movie about teenage being pregnant – however we extremely doubt Kapoor would take into account working with Shahnawaz anytime quickly.
