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Mallika Sherawat faces backlash for jail remark to Rhea Chakraborty on The Traitors 2
Mallika Sherawat faces backlash for jail remark to Rhea Chakraborty on The Traitors 2
A clip from the upcoming season of The Traitors shows Mallika Sherawat telling Rhea Chakraborty, 'Oh Rhea, you were in jail. This is the big comeback for you?' during an argument. The…
The Story in Brief
A clip from the upcoming season of The Traitors shows Mallika Sherawat telling Rhea Chakraborty, 'Oh Rhea, you were in jail. This is the big comeback for you?' during an argument. The exchange has divided viewers online, with some calling Sherawat 'savage' and others calling her remark disrespectful.
Chakraborty, who was arrested by the NCB in 2020 after the death of Sushant Singh Rajput, received a clean chit from the CBI earlier this year. On the show, she said she wants to be an innocent because she 'has been under doubt for a long time'. The Traitors Season 2, hosted by Karan Johar, premieres on Prime Video on August 13.
The Indian Opinion
A reality show fight over a 'comeback' that dredges up someone's jail term is neither 'savage' nor 'baddie behaviour', it is plain cruel. Some fans cheer Sherawat for being 'saucy', forgetting that Chakraborty was cleared by the CBI after years of trial by media. The real test is whether viewers reward personal low blows as entertainment or hold contestants to a basic standard of decency. Will the ratings tell us which side we are on?
Sources (2): hindustantimes.com, hindustantimes.com (2)
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
