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Bollywood celebrities often make a statement that is off the charts and needs a lot of guts. Whenever anything like this happens, the entire fandom goes off the rails in order to awe over the statement. However, some of them rear their claws and fangs to jeer off the star for making such a non-idealistic statement. It can be literally anything when it comes to brazen statements. Anything that defies the social convention, be it nepotism or be it anything petty can make social media go crazy.

From celebrity rivalries to exes’ feuds, here are some of the bold and rough statements by Bollywood celebrities that got everybody talking and gave way to sparks all over the internet.

1. Rani Mukherjee

In the 2000s, Rani Mukherjee found herself featuring in the catalog of highest-paid actresses. The Indian film actress has been ennobled with several honors. It includes the likes of Filmfare awards for her resonating roles in Bollywood. However, her statement that blew everybody’s mind was, “I am happy my husband is not like Karan Johar.”

2. Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone is one of the most amazing and gorgeous actresses of Bollywood. She is also deemed as one of the richest actresses on the Bollywood roster. Her endorsements include a sum of more than 20 brands and she has a whopping net worth of Rs 103 crores. However, she once made several heads turn with a candid statement about Ranbir Kapoor. In the show, Koffee With Karan, she said, “I’d like to gift a pack of c0nd0ms to Ranbir because he uses them too much.”

3. Kangana Ranaut

As we all know, Kangana Ranaut is the queen of controversies in Bollywood. However, she was a charming personality who gave the audience one hit after the other, in those days when she excelled in movies. Her take on the relationship was extremely stunning that sent heads spinning. Once she said, “Every time a relationship doesn’t start on a note that there is clarity of things. Maybe time pass for my age or stage is a lighter term.” She continued, “But I would like to date and I am open to time pass romances.”

4. Neha Dhupia

Neha Dhupia has done many movies in various languages. Her works extend from Hindi, Telugu, Punjabi, Malayalam to Japanese movies. Apart from movies, she has also been a judge in the MTV Roadies show. She was featured amongst the top 10 contestants in the Miss Universe pageant and was also the winner of the 2002 Femina Miss India pageant. Her statement that created a buzz all over the internet was, “Only Shah Rukh Khan and s*x sell in Bollywood.”

5. Sunny Leone

The blabbering mouths of fans simply refused to stop with deluging remarks, when it comes to Sunny Leone. Due to her indulgence with the adult industry at one point in time, Karenjit Kaur Vohra has been the nexus of several distasteful deliberations. She said, “Many a-listers refuse to share screen space with me, many wives don’t want their husbands to work with me.” She further explained, “I just want to tell them – woman, I don’t want your husband because I have my own.” She also said, “I have had one-night stands, who hasn’t?”

6. Aamir Khan

The silent rivalry between Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan is no news to anybody. However, when he infamously took to his blog and wrote that Shah Rukh (his dog) was licking his feet, Aamir did re-ignite the fumes of the cold strife. He wrote, “Shah Rukh is licking my feet and I am feeding him biscuits every now and then. What more I can ask for?… Shah Rukh is once again begging for my attention, so let me get back to him. He is smelling too much. I think he needs a bath. Heel Boy, heel.”

7. Sara Ali Khan

Sara Ali Khan is a young and famous actor. She had to face the burn of netizens’ rage when she made a ‘not so appropriate’ remark in an interview. She was asked about colorism, to which she said, “If you wanna be tan, just put on some bronzer, and if you wanna be fair, put on some powder.”

8. Salman Khan

When he made a comparison of his physical pain during the shoot of his movie “Sultan” to that of a rap*d woman, Salman Khan attracted criticism from almost everybody. Later, his father Salim Khan apologized to everybody for the actor’s insensitiveness. The philanthropist of Bollywood said, “When I used to walk out of that ring, it used to be actually like a rap*d woman walking out.”

9. Shahid Kapoor

An apparent feud of exes has always effortlessly managed to bag headlines in social media. Once, Shahid Kapoor was asked if he would like to be cast opposite his ex-girlfriend Kareena Kapoor Khan. He stirred up a cold-love controversy by saying, “I would like to work with her again.” He added, “I feel that as an actor if my producer wants me to romance with a cow or a buffalo also, I’ll do it because that’s my job.”

10. Kareena Kapoor Khan

Kareena Kapoor Khan and Priyanka Chopra Jonas have engaged in a war of words on numerous occasions. However, Kareena’s comment on Koffee With Karan on Priyanka Chopra’s accent is certainly on top of the list of their fiery exchanges. She said, “I want to ask where she gets her accent from.” After that, Priyanka couldn’t keep quiet and snarkily said, “I got it from the same place her boyfriend got it from.”

11. Mahesh Bhatt

Mahesh Bhatt is an amazing filmmaker who gave us many outstanding films such as “Saransh”, “Sadak”, “Aashiqui 2”, and many more. In an interview with a magazine, Mahesh Bhatt expressed his love for his daughter, Pooja in a very absurd manner. This landed up in a huge controversy. The Sadak movie director said, “If Pooja wasn’t my daughter, I’d love to marry her.”

12. Rishi Kapoor

Before his demise, Rishi Kapoor was known for his active social media engagements and bold tweets. His bold and rough tweets often sparked controversy. However, one of the most debatable tweets was, “am angry. Why do you equate food with religion?? I am a beef-eating Hindu. Does that mean I am less God-fearing than a non-eater? Think!!”

Who doesn’t like a good throwback picture every once in a while? And if the throwbacks are of our most loved celebrities, it’s just a treat for our day. So let’s sit back and go down the memory lane of the early years of the following actors.

1)  Vikrant Messey

A brilliant television and film actor, Vikrant is a showstopper on the screen. While recent shows like “Mirzapur” and Tapsee Pannu leading “Haseen Dilruba” have earned him an exceptional resume, his claim to fame was the widely successful Colors TV show, “Balika Vadhu” back in 2009.

2) Pankaj Tripathi

One of the more popular artists to gain widespread popularity in the past few years thanks to his ultra-famous role in “Mirzapur”, Pankaj Tripathi’s breakthrough role came in the year 2012 for his antagonistic role in “Gangs of Wasseypur”. He is an alumnus of the famous “National School of Drama”, like his senior colleague Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

3) Siddhant Chaturvedi

The breakthrough actor of the movie, “Gully Boy”, Siddhant is forging an excellent path for himself. An alumni of the “Narsee Monjee College” in Mumbai, he initially wanted to be a Chartered Accountant (CA). During his CA article ship, he started to audition for various roles.

4) Adil Hussain

A popular face and a master of art-house cinema, he has worked in many successful movies and T.V. shows like “English Vinglish” , “The Life of Pie” and “Jasoos Vijay” . During the initial years of his career, he was a part of a local stand-up comedy group “Bhayamama Group” where he mimicked popular artists of Bollywood.

5) Anushka Sharma

Anushka Sharma is quite easily one of the most popular actors of today’s generation. With major hits like “P.K, Sultan”, or “Jab Tak Hai Jaan”, she has become a household name in India. Daughter of an army officer, Anushka initially wanted to pursue modeling or journalism. She walked in major shows like the “Lakme Fashion Week”.

6) Tapsee Pannu

Tapsee Pannu is a well-established actress in Bollywood as well as South Cinema. Her most noticeable act to date is her role in “Pink”, which got her critical acclaim and commercial gain. Tapsee is a software engineer and only got interested in modeling while she participated in the “Channel V show”, “Get Gorgeous”. She was widely successful during her initial modeling career and modeled for brands like “Coca-Cola”, “PVR Cinemas”, and “Airtel”.

7) Tabu

Tabassum Fatima Hashmi, popularly known by her stage name Tabu is one of the most esteemed actresses of Bollywood. She is famous for portraying complex roles in movies like “The Life Of Pie”, “The Namesake”, or “Haider”. While it is believed that her first role was in the Telugu film, “Coolie No. 1”. She had debuted in the 1982 film “Bazaar” in an uncredited role at the age of 11.

8) Sushmita Sen

The Miss Universe 1994 pageant winner is a popular name in India. She has worked in commercially super successful films like “Biwi No. 1”, “Maine Pyar Kyun Kia”, and perhaps her most iconic role came in “Mai Hoon Na”. Before stepping into the pageant world Sushmita wanted to pursue journalism. She is the first Indian woman to win the Miss Universe title.

9) Ayushmann Khurrana

With a career that spans a variety of occupations, Ayushmann Khurrana has certainly earned his stardom. He has worked as an actor, singer, television host, and RJ. He is known for the portrayals of the everyday man and has had major success in this genre for example – “Badhaai Ho”, “Dream Girl”, “Bala”, or his latest development “Gulabo Sitabo”. Ayushmann has degrees in both English literature and Mass Communication and was a founding member of theatre groups like DAV ‘s “Aaghaaz”.

10) Sayani Gupta

The prominent star has several films to her credit – “Fan”, “Jolly LLB 2”, or “Article 15” to name a few. She is an alum of the “Film and Television Institute of India”.

11) Abhay Deol

Being born into one of the most respected names in the Bollywood industry, it seems like Abhay Deol got influenced by his family’s occupation from a young age. He made his debut with the 2005 film – “Socha Na Tha” and has since had a lucrative career with hits like “Aisha” and “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara”. He is born into a Jat Sikh family and has done theatre since he was 18.

12) Sobhita Dhulipala

A pageant queen as well as an actor, Sobhita placed second in the Miss India pageant and represented India in the Miss Earth pageant in 2013. She is a trained classical dancer in Bharatanatyam and Kuchupudi and credits her dancer background for her expressions on stage.

13) Ali Fazal

Ali Fazal made his Bollywood debut with a cameo in “3 Idiots”. His mainstream success came in 2013 with the movie – “Fukrey”. Ali claims to have found his passion for acting while participating in his school plays at “The Doon School”, Uttarakhand.

14) Jitendra Kumar

Kumar belongs to a class of actors who have found their success in the new age world of social media web series. His prominent role came in the Ayushmann Khurana staring – “Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan”. A graduate of the prestigious “IIT Kharagpur”, he was an active participant in a number of the college’s plays.

15) Shweta Tripathi

Yet another star on the list who found mainstream success through the ground-breaking hit – “Mirzapur”. She is also a popular commercial model having worked with brands like “McDonald’s”,” Tata Sky”, and” Vodafone”. She is a graduate of the reputed “National Institute of Fashion Technology” and has a degree in Fashion Communication.

16) Vicky Kaushal

“ How’s the Josh ?”

With the help of just the above line, our next star in the list needs no introduction. His 2015 movie “Masaan” earned him critical acclaim, however, it was in 2018, due to films like “Sanju” and “Raazi” that he found stardom. Before working as an actor, to understand the industry properly, Vicky Kaushal worked as an Assistant Director to Anurag Kashyap, most notably in the “Gangs of Wasseypur” series.

17) Divyenndu Sharma

The actor generally goes by just his first name – Divyenndu. He gained widespread popularity with his role of Nishant in “Pyaar Ka Punchnama”. His role of Munna Bhaiya in “Mirzapur” made him an overnight sensation. After his graduation, he cinema three years of theatre experience in Delhi and then went on to hone his skills in the “Film and Television Institute of India”

18) Fahadh Faasil

Fahadh Faasil gained his popularity by predominantly working in the Malayalam industry. He is a recipient of the prestigious National Film Award and has broken numerous Malayalam industry records. After the failure of his debut movie, Fahad went to the U.S for some years to complete his education and made a successful return to the big screens with his movie – “Kerala Café”.

19) Manav Vij

Manav became a household name with his role in the widely successful television show –”Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi” in 2007. He has since then gone on the star in several movies like – “Udta Punjab”, “Phillauri”, and “Naam Shabana”. Manav was a doctor before changing his profession and making his debut in 2002 with a biopic about Bhagat Singh.

20) Radhika Apte

Radhika Apte is known to be one of the most versatile actors of her generation having worked in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, and English-language films. During her younger years, she trained in Kathak under Rohini Bhate and from then on, set her mind on theatre. During a break in her career, Radhika went to study in London for a year in contemporary dance at “Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance”.

21) Rajkumar Roa

Rajkumar Rao is a brilliant entertainer who has won several awards ranging from Filmfare Awards to the prestigious National Award since his debut. Like several others on the list, he is also a graduate of the “Film and Television Institute of India”. During the formative years of his career, Rajkumar worked in theatre plays in Delhi while pursuing his graduation from D.U. He has stated that the turning point for his ambitions, was being inspired by Manoj Bajayee and wanting to crave a similar path for himself.

22) Jaideep Ahlawat

Jaideep Ahlawat is a prolific actor. His breakout antagonist role in “Khatta Meetha” was critically acclaimed. He has since worked in hits like “Raees” and “Baaghi 3”. Jaideep Ahlawat is a “Film and Television Institute of India” alumni and was the batch-mate of Rajkumar Rao.

23) Vineet Kumar Singh

Vineet Kumar’s big break in Bollywood was his brilliant portrayal of an aspiration boxer in the movie “Mukkabaaz” in 2018. Before making his leading actor debut, his noticeable works were “Ugly” and “Gangs of Wasseypur”. Kumar landed his debut movie “Pitaah” by participating in Superstars Talent Hunt in Mumbai. He later won the competition and Mahesh Manjrekar gave him his first movie.