Evergreen hit TV show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’s Munmun Dutta is now in trouble. Babita ji aka Munmun Dutta was topping the trending section of Twitter with #ArrestMunmunDutta after the actress used a casteist slur in her video.
While interacting with her fans in a video Munmun Dutta in reference to her make-up says that, “Lip tint ko halka sa blush ki tarah laga liya hai because main YouTube pe aane wali hoon aur main achha dikhna chahti hoon. Bh***i ki tarah nahi dikhna chahti hoon.” Which roughly translates to – I’ve applied the lip tint as a blusher too, just because I’ll be featured in a Youtube video and I don’t want to look like ‘them’. The term used by her was coined by upper castes in the 19th century to denote members of a Dalit caste employed in sanitation and manual scavenging.’
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Some of the Twitter users posted a part of the video where Munmun Dutta used the word ‘Bh***i’. “#ArrestMunmunDutta Request @NCSC_GoI @thevijaysampla sir to please take Cognizance so that @moonstar4u to be booked immediately in #SCSTAct.’
These are few tweets to check out for the reference
#ArrestMunmunDutta
Request @NCSC_GoI @thevijaysampla sir to please take Cognizance so that @moonstar4u to be booked immediately in #SCSTAct pic.twitter.com/NfTd3zthFc— Mohinder Pal Chalia (@mpchalia) May 10, 2021
Some other users also said- UC celebrities like @moonstar4u, normalise casteist slurs & Casteist in Society. Shall not tolerate! Unconstitutional & shall be booked under SC/ST act immediately. #ArrestMunmunDutta.
Munmun Dutta, Who is suffering from such ill mankind, should be arrested immediately. This type of people is the most dangerous for society.@moonstar4u#ArrestMunmunDutta pic.twitter.com/dqBKXW5f1J
— Riya 🇮🇳 (@RiyaRan51835025) May 10, 2021
After being heavily criticized for her casteist slur, Munmun Dutta edited out her video and also issued an apology on social media. She in the apology post said, “This is in reference to a video I posted yesterday where in one word used by me has been misinterpreted. It was never said with the intent of insult, intimidate, humiliate or hurt anyone’s feelings. Because of my language barrier, I was genuinely misinformed about the meaning of the word.” She also added to it that, once she was made aware of it meaning she immediately took the part down.
Munmun Dutta born on 28 September 1987 started her career as a model. She made her debut on television with Hum Sab Baraati Hai. The actress made it to the industry fame with ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’. She also played prominent part in films like Mumbai Express and Holiday.