What: Tamil comedian Robo Shankar has found himself in the middle of controversy after he made distasteful remarks about actor Hansika Motwani at a promotional event of the movie Partner in Chennai a few days ago. Robo Shankar was invited on stage to say a few words, when he made objectifying remarks about Hansika’s appearance, calling her a wax doll and comparing her to maida flour.
Furthermore: Elaborating on filming with Hansika, Robo Shankar made an extremely problematic speech, saying that there was a scene in the film where he had to stroke her leg below the knee, which she refused to do. “The director and I even fell at her feet to let touch at least her toe but she refused,” Shankar said. He also went on to claim that Hansika said that only Aadhi, the hero of the film, can act intimately with her. He followed this with a lewd explanation, saying that was when he realised what it means to be the hero in a film.
We say: This is very distasteful. It seems these kinds of incidents are happening quite too often in the South these days.
