Mumbai: Amid mixed reviews for his performance in his debut film ‘Nadaaniyan’, star kid Ibrahim Ali Khan was criticised for his nose by a Pakistani reviewer.
After Ibrahim called out the Pakistani reviewer for his comments, it’s his rumoured girlfriend Palak Tiwari who has now hit back at the troller.
In an interview with Nayandeep Rakshit, Palak opened up about the unfair body-shaming and constant trolling which celebrities face just for being public figures.
On the controversy around the comment on Ibrahim’s nose, Palak said, “If there’s one thing that sells more than celebrity, it is celebrity bashing, and on top of that, we are in a time right now where there is hate towards public figures in general. It’s just unbashed and relentless. It’s always existed, but never to this level. I understand that people think anybody could do their job, and I am all for earning a person’s reverence, but at the same time, it needs to be fair.”
She added, “You first put our focus on our aesthetics, then, when a person does something about their aesthetic and goes around and gets it changed and doctored, it is then that you say, ‘Why would you do that? You are setting a wrong example.’ First to shame a person for their appearance and then, when they try to fix it because they succumbed to their insecurities and the hatred surrounding them, you bash them for giving in to the hate? It’s just the most unfulfilling situation a person can be in. It’s a loop. They basically just want to criticise you. It could be your nose, your hair, your body weight, your performance, and if it’s none of that, then it’s just that this person got lucky.”
For the unversed, Pakistani movie critic Tamur Iqbal took to his Instagram Stories in March to mock Ibrahim’s debut film and made fun of his ‘long nose’.
Slamming the reviewer, Ibrahim wrote, “Tamur almost like Taimur .. you got my brother’s name. Guess what you don’t have? His face. You ugly piece of trash, since you can’t keep your words to yourself, don’t bother, they’re irrelevant just like you. Ugly goddamn piece of s**t I feel bad for you and your family — and if I see you on the streets one day, I’ll make sure I leave you uglier than you are — you walking piece of scum.”
Meanwhile, Palak and Ibrahim’s dating rumours started doing the rounds in 2022 after they were spotted together in Mumbai.
Recently, during the special screening of Palak’s film ‘The Bhootnii’, Ibrahim was seen taking care of Palak’s brother, while his rumoured girlfriend attended other guests.
