Reporter Slams Dulquer Salmaan for Body Shaming; Actor Apologises, says ‘It wasn't Intentional’

Dulquer Salmaan was recently seen in the Malayalam movie Varane Avashyamund alongside Shobana, Suresh Gopi and Kalyani Priyadarshan. This movie was extra special for the actor as it also marked his first production venture in his Wayfarer films.

The movie did well at the theatres and was released on Netflix yesterday, on April 20. Reportedly, a particular scene in the movie showcases pictures of a reporter without her knowledge. The reporter, Chetna Kapoor alleged that her pictures have been wrongly used and accused Dulquer of body shaming. The reporter took to Twitter to inform the actor that her pictures were used in the movie without her consent and knowledge.

"Dear @dulQuer @DQsWayfarerFilm Thank you for the feature in your film but I’d like you to excuse me from body-shaming on a public forum. The concerned image was used without my consent & knowledge in your film. I’d like to claim ownership of the same. #VaraneAvashyamund" the reporter tweeted.

Soon after, Dulquer Salmaan reacted to her tweet and apologised for the same. Dulquer had tweeted "We take full responsibility for the error on our behalf. Will look into it with concerned departments of the film to understand how the images were sourced. I apologise from my end and from the film as well as @DQsWayfarerFilm for any difficulties caused. It wasnt intentional."

The director of the movie Anoop Sathyan also apologized to the reporter about the error and tweeted: "First of all we are extremely sorry for the discomfort caused. There wasn't any intention to disrespect or objectify women, as the content of this film is in itself against sexism. We do state our apology on behalf of the technical crew of this film.”