From Salman Khan’s ‘raped woman’ remark to Varun Dhawan comparing Dilwale with Inception: Times when Bollywood stars made the dumbest statements

Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, John Abraham, and many other Bollywood celebrities have given dumb statements in interviews and at press conferences that will forever be remembered

Salman Khan, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, John Abraham, and many other Bollywood celebrities have given dumb statements in interviews and at press conferences that will forever be remembered. They became statements and quotes for the ages because they were so bad, they were actually good. There was a time when there was no social media and actors could get away by saying anything and everything. Today, people are waiting with a cane in their hand to punish celebrities for whatever they say, or troll them till the time they realise their faux pas.

The names are many and the list could be really long but one cannot help but recall and remember these goldmines, these blasts from the past. So let’s have a look at celebrities that made the dumbest statements that can never be forgotten:

Salman Khan

This was in 2016 when Salman Khan was promoting Sultan and was asked about his prep to play a wrestler. He spoke about being beaten down while shooing and how he used to feel like a raped woman.

When Salman Khan was asked to apologize

The actor was ruthlessly slammed by one and all and was told to apologize. The apology came, but from his father and writer Salim Khan. The statement wasn’t just dumb but severely problematic and unforgivable. Many of his fans still stood by the actor and made Sultan a massive 2016 blockbuster.

John Abraham

John Abraham came on The Kapil Sharma Show to promote his film Satyameva Jayate 2 when he began to talk about the cause of heart attack. His explanation was laughed at by the medical experts and the actor was rightly called out for his ignorance and misguiding people. Here’s the video that went viral in no time:

Varun Dhawan

Varun Dhawan was at the trailer launch of Dilwale back in 2015 when a journalist asked him about the reason for keeping the plot of this Rohit Shetty film a secret. Dhawan’s answer is for the ages. He said if we liked Inception, we’d like Dilwale too. No!

Alia Bhatt

Okay okay so this wasn’t a statement but calling Prithviraj Chauhan as the President of India on a show like Koffee With Karan was a faux pas of the highest order. In fact, she became one of the first celebrities to inaugurate the trolling culture in the country. But the actress was a sport and went ahead to mock her own lack of knowledge by collaborating with AIB for a video.

Rakhi Sawant

Rakhi Sawant is the most entertaining celebrity to ever exist in the entertainment landscape. One can lose count on how many times she has spoken gibberish. At one point, she called Tanushree Dutta a lesbian and accused the actress of raping her during the shoot of Horn Ok Pleasss in 2008.