Why Salman Khan fat shaming a plus-size woman on Dance Deewane has lef

Salman Khan recently appeared as a guest in
dance reality show Dance Deewane.
Sultan of Bollywood Salman Khan is the Bigg
Boss of Indian TV too. Undoubtedly he is
one of the top players in the Bollywood race,
and ruling the small screen with his
charisma and wit comes naturally to him.
Whatever he touches turns into gold.
Not all channels can sign him for a show
though, as there is only one Salman Khan,
but they are ready to pay any amount to
have him as a guest on their reality shows,
even if it is for promoting his own film.
He has graced the opening episodes of so
many TV shows that we have lost count. He
recently appeared in the opening weekend
episodes of Madhuri Dixit's new dance
reality show Dance Deewane, and left many
of his fans among audiences and
contestants floored.
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And surely, he did give us loads of
entertaining moments (like dancing with 7-
year-old Alok on Jag Ghoomeya and re-
creating Hum Aapke Hai Koun! moments
with Madhuri Dixit). On his part, he was
trying to make the aam aadmi feel better by
acknowledging their requests and dancing
with them on stage, by giving them
standing ovations and the brightest of
smiles.
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While all of this was awesome and we loved
how he connected with his fans and other
people, one particular segment in the show
left a sour taste in our mouths. Since the
show invites contestants from three
generations--children, youth and adults, one
of the contestants was 42-year-old Meenal
Dhapre, a huge (no pun intended) fan of
Madhuri Dixit and Salman Khan. Before her
performance, she requested a hug from
Madhuri Dixit and she obliged.
Excited, she came running from the stage in
Madhuri's direction. At this point Salman
Khan said--"araam araam se kahin stage na
toot jaaye," meaning it to be a fun comment.
The overwhelmed fan couldn't stop
interacting with Madhuri, and at this point
Salman asked if the two knew each other
from before. Meenal said that she's from a
'chhota shahar' and Salman remarked how
she could fit in there, and gave her a hug. In
all the excitement, she however fell from the
stage, and when she finally returned for her
performance on Mera Piya Ghar Aaya,
Salman kept standing near the stage saying
"main wahan isliye khada tha ki aap kahin
fir se tappa khakar gir gayi to."
Meenal, 42, dancing to Mera Piya Ghar Aaya.
The lady in question might not have taken
these comments otherwise, but is it okay to
say "aap tappa khakar gir gayi to" as if she
is a ball, or for that matter make the
reference about the breaking of stage with
her weight? Is it not possible to treat a girl
on a heavier side normally and not make her
conscious about her weight all the time?
It is because of her talent that she's here,
not to add a comic element to the show.
Guess, Salman should have given it some
thought before uttering those words. And
those around him shouldn't have supported
him by staying silent.
Salman, do you even remember what you
said to Priyank Sharma in Bigg Boss 11
when he fat shamed Shilpa Shinde (calling
her a saand)? Will you say the same things
to your mom?

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