On Bigg Boss, just before it wrapped up for this season, Sidharth Malhotra allegedly made a hugely offensive remark against the Bhojpuri language. And now, BJP’s MP from Delhi, Manoj Tiwari who has made a career in Bhojpuri cinema, is going to file a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against Malhotra.
While Malhotra was on the show to promote his upcoming film, Aiyaary, his co-star Manoj Bajpai asked him to recite some dialogues in Bhojpuri. He did so and commented that it gave him the feeling of being in the ‘latrine’(toilet).
Inappropriate comment coming from a celebrity.
Says Manoj Tiwari,
“I just got to know about this. This person’s behaviour is utterly shameful and extremely objectionable. I will file a PIL against his remarks on Bhojpuri language by Thursday. This is a country where the first president Rajendra Prasad spoke Bhojpuri. Bhojpuri is spoken by 22 crore people in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand. The language spoken by the maximum number of bureaucrats in India is Bhojpuri. Sidharth has insulted all of them.”
Ravi Kishan, who is one of India’s top-most Bhojpuri stars, feel sorry for Malhotra.
“This is nothing but ignorance of the highest order and shows what isolated lives Bollywood stars live. For his kind information, Bhojpuri is the native of many eminent scholars, scientists and artistes. Bachchan Saab and his father the great Harivansh Rai Bachchanji spoke Bhojpuri. The first president of India, Rajendra Prasad spoke Bhojpuri. In fact, it was Rajendra Babu (as he was affectionately called), who requested actor Nasir Hussain (not the filmmaker but the character actor) to make India’s first Bhojpuri film ‘Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari Chedaibo’. That’s how the Bhojpuri film industry started, of which I am a proud part. Sidharth should look beyond Bollywood. This is a land of multiple languages and cinema.”
In the face of criticism, Sidharth has apologised for his comment on Twitter.
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