Bharti Singh apologises to fans (Photo: Instagram/ Bharti Singh)Bharti Singh apologised to fans after she was accused of hurting religious sentiments. The comedian faced flak after an old video went viral where she makes fun of moustaches and beards, with many saying that she was being disrespectful towards the Sikh community.
In the viral video, Bharti talks to actor Jasmin Bhasin during her appearance on her comedy series Bharti Ka Show on Shemaroo Comedy. Bharti says in the video, “Dhadhi mooch kyu nahi chahiye. Dhadhi mooch ke bade fayede hote hain. Dudh piyo, aise dhadi munh mein daalo, sewaiyon ka taste aata hai. Mere kaafi friends logo ki shaadi hui hai na, jinki itni itni dhaadi hai, saara din dhadi mein se jue nikalti rehti hai (what’s wrong with beards and moustaches, they have many benefits. Drink milk, and then put the beard in your mouth, you will be able to taste sewaiyaan. Many of my friends have gotten married to men with long beards, and spend the entire day removing lice from them).”
After much backlash, Bharti took to Instagram and apologised to fans in a video. She said, “For the past one or two days, a video has been going viral. People have also sent this to me, sent messages that I have made fun of beards and moustaches. Please watch that video, I have not mentioned any religion or any caste in it, or that people of this religion keep such beards and face such problems.”
She continued, “You can watch that video, I never said that Punjabi people keep beards. It was a genuine conversation, I was doing comedy with my friend. A lot of people keep beards and moustaches these days. But if people from any religion or caste have been hurt by my comments, I apologise to them with folded hands. I am a Punjabi myself, born in Amritsar, I will always keep Punjab’s honour and I am proud of being a Punjabi.”
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Bharti captioned her video, “Main comedy karti hoon logo ko khush karne ke liye na ki kisi ka dil dukhane ke liye .agar meri kisi baat se koi hurt hua ho tho maaf kar dena aapni behan samjh ke (I do comedy to make people happy, not to make them unhappy. I am sorry if I hurt anyone, please forgive me).” Bharti has disabled comments on her post.
Currently, Bharti Singh is the co-host of The Khatra Khatra Show, along with her husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa. The couple welcomed their first child last month.
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