Salman Khan was recently in the news for lashing out at online trolls for body-shaming him and other actors. This came after Katrina Kaif was mocked by internet users for gaining post-partum weight. Several celebrities, including Varun Dhawan, Neha Dhupia and director Rohit Shetty, cheered for him as he took a stand against online trolling. Now, actor Vivek Oberoi has also backed his stance on trolls.
On Tuesday, Vivek was spotted spending time with children battling cancer at an event organised by the Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA). In a chat with Bollywood Chronicle, when the actor was asked about his reaction to Salman calling out trolls on Bigg Boss 20, Vivek said, "Kuch nahi yaar, mujhe lagta hai trolling wagera karna bhi nahi chahiye. Trolling is a very negative thing, and there are a lot of positive things to do in life kya negative mein padhe ho (Nothing, yaar. I feel people shouldn’t troll others either. Trolling is a very negative thing, and there are so many positive things to do in life. Why get caught up in negativity?)."
Although Vivek didn’t mention Salman, his comment gathers significance since the two actors have had a much-covered public feud in the past over the former’s relationship with Aishwarya Rai.
In the Weekend Ka Vaar episode of Bigg Boss recently, Salman Khan criticised online trolls and the paparazzi for targeting celebrities, especially women, over their bodies and age. Without naming Katrina Kaif, he expressed disdain over women being unnecessarily trolled after pregnancy and said they naturally gain weight during the period.
"Why do you troll somebody who gets pregnant? Pregnant hone ke baad everyone puts on weight...Jab woh picturon mein wapas ajayegi toh woh fit ajayengi (After pregnancy everyone puts on weight, when she comes back in films, she will be fit again)...She wants to spend time with her family," Salman said.
The actor also responded to him being shamed for his age on social media. "Of course, I'm 60 years old, yaar," he said.
"You cannot be Maine Pyar Kiya all the time...this age has become (a topic) suddenly (log kehte hai) woh budha hogya hai...what do you want to troll....mujhe pata hai mujhe kaun kaun troll karta hai...hum react nahin krte ...humare fans club itne sare hai...humko kya farak padta hai...bolne do inko... (People say I have grown old. What exactly do you want to troll? I know who all troll me. I don’t react. I have a lot of fan clubs, I don’t care. Let them say what they have to" he added.
