MUMBAI: Actor Aamir Khan has branded his colleague Salman Khan’s rape comment as “insensitive,” in what is possibly the first piece of unqualified condemnation of the controversial remark from a Bollywood A-lister, NDTV reports.
“I wasn’t present when he made the comment but going by media reports, I feel what he said was unfortunate and rather insensitive,” Aamir, 51, said on Monday. Aamir and Salman are friends and co-starred in Nineties cult comedy “Andaz Apna Apna.”
Aamir said he hasn’t met Salman since he made the rape comment and, asked if he would offer his colleague advice, told the press, “Who am I to advise?“
Two weekends ago, Salman Khan described the shattering effects of filming the wrestling scenes in his movie “Sultan” in these terms: “When I used to walk out of the ring, after the shoot, I used to feel like a raped woman.”
His comment was greeted with howls of outrage on social media but experts have largely been silent.
Actress Kangana Ranaut described the rape analogy as a “horrible thing to say” but also cautioned against pointing fingers.
Salman Khan has been summoned twice by the National Commission of Women to apologize for the comment. On Wednesday, he failed to show up in response to the summons and sent a lawyer’s letter instead. Lalitha Kumaramangalam, chief of the women’s body, said, “from the first prelude of the letter, he hasn’t apologized.” He has been summoned again on July 8.
Salman’s rape comment was insensitive, says Aamir
Salman’s rape comment was insensitive, says Aamir
