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Atlee appeared on The Great Indian Kapil Show on Saturday to promote Baby John, which stars Varun Dhawan in the lead role. During one episode, internet users thought host Kapil Sharma was making fun of the director's appearance. The filmmaker's classy response, however, won hearts online.

A video from the Netflix show's latest episode went viral on the internet wherein Kapil Sharma asked Atlee, "Has it ever happened that you went to meet a star and they didn't recognise you? Have they asked where is Atlee?"

Reacting calmly to the remark, Atlee responded, "Sir, in a way I understood your question. I'll try to answer. I am very thankful to AR Murugadoss sir because he produced my first film. He asked for the script, but he didn't see how I am looking and whether I am capable of it or not, but he loved my narration."

"World should see that. We should not judge by appearance, we should judge by the heart, " he added.

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Kapil Sharma Gets Trolled For 'Racist' Remarks

Atlee's fans, particularly his Tamil Nadu followers, were upset with Kapil Sharma's 'racist' remark. Many claimed that the host frequently uses body-shaming jokes. Others heaped praises on Atlee's graceful way of handling the circumstance.

One of the users wrote, "Kapil Sharma’s main sense of humour is body shaming. No one seems to object to it and he keeps earning money." Another user said, "I watched this episode this afternoon. I was thinking the same. Maybe be his intention was not that but then he should have framed the question in much much better way. But all in all he is a champion of body shaming so not surprising at all."

The third user said, "Kapil Sharma may be a nice person otherwise, but he makes racist/sexist/body shaming/homophobic jokes all the time on his show. His silly question to Atlee reflects the fair-skin colour obsession of North Indians."

 

 

About Filmmaker Atlee

Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan marked Atlee's 2023 Hindi movie debut, and he is currently slated to deliver his second Bollywood production. The action-thriller surpassed all box office records and became one of the highest-grossing Indian movies, earning close to Rs 1000 crore.

Baby John is an adaptation of Atlee's own Tamil film, Theri, starring Thalapathy Vijay. The action drama starring Varun Dhawan, Jackie Shroff, Keethy Suresh, and Wamiqa Gabbi, will hit the big screens on December 25. To everyone's surprise, the movie will also feature a cameo by Salman Khan. 

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