Salman Khan isn't one to mince words, but his appearance on Bigg Boss 20's 'Weekend Ka Vaar' took the temperature up a notch. He didn't hold back when addressing the online abuse plaguing his ex-girlfriend, Katrina Kaif, following her public appearance at a Ganapati Utsav in Mumbai. The internet had latched onto her postpartum weight gain, and Salman decided to shut that conversation down once and for all.
"Why do you troll somebody who gets pregnant?" he asked the camera, his tone sharp and direct. He pointed out that every woman puts on weight after pregnancy and that Katrina simply wants to spend time with her family, not be dissected on social media. The response from the audience was immediate and overwhelmingly positive. The internet, which has a weird habit of turning every celebrity into a villain, suddenly started calling him 'Pookie.'
"If green flag had a face," one tweet read. "Green flag to ab Salman Khan lagne laga mujhe," wrote another. It’s a rare moment where a 60-year-old Bollywood icon is being celebrated by Gen Z for basic decency. Salman also addressed the ageist trolling he faces daily. "Of course, I'm 60 years old, yaar," he said, wiping his makeup off and taking off his shirt in a moment of pure, unadulterated defiance. He flexed his physique, essentially telling the trolls to look at him and then keep talking.
But it wasn't just about him. Salman got genuinely angry when he brought up the paparazzi. He described how photographers take "inappropriate" shots of heroines from behind, focusing on their hips and legs. "None of these heroines, none of the girls like it," he said, visibly frustrated. He even told girls to "smack them" if it happens to them. It’s a raw, uncomfortable truth about the industry that he’s rarely spoken about so bluntly before.
For context, Salman and Katrina dated in the mid-2000s. She later married Vicky Kaushal in 2021, and they welcomed their son, Vihaan, last November. Salman’s defense of her, years after their relationship ended, stands out as a surprisingly mature and supportive gesture in an industry often defined by drama and petty rivalries. The internet has spoken. The verdict? He's the good guy.