Mrunal Thakur calls Bipasha Basu 'manly' in an old video now gone viral; says she is far better than the 'Raaz' actress
Mrunal Thakur
's candid interview has now resurfaced and is going viral on the internet. The actress used to work in Hindi TV shows at that time. And reportedly, this video is from when she did '
Kumkum Bhagya
'. The viral interview featured her co-star
Arjit Taneja
, and the actress can be seen commenting about
Bipasha Basu
.
Here's exactly what Mrunal said about Bipasha in the conversation.
Mrunal Thakur says she is better than Bipasha Basu and calls the latter 'manly'
In the old clip, the actress can be heard asking her co-star if he would marry someone who is quite "manly with muscles." When Arjit replied, saying that he would like a partner with a toned physique, the actress replied, "Go marry Bipasha then. Listen, I am far better than Bipasha."
And now that the video is going viral, netizens have dropped different comments on it.
A comment read, "All my admiration for Mrunal is gone in seconds." One user commented, "Bipasha owned her body and HER SKINTONE! In an era when NO OTHER ACTRESSES WERE CAST IN MOVIES WITH DUSKY SKIN!" A person wrote, "Bipasha has muscles? No, she has the perfect feminine body with curves at the right places." One added, "I understand Mrunal shouldn't have done this, but she was too young then, and it is a very old interview… a spontaneous response she gave.
"
Mrunal Thakur's projects
Mrunal Thakur was last seen in the film titled 'Son of Sardaar 2', starring
Ajay Devgn
in the lead. The film didn't work at the box office. She will next feature in 'Dacoit: A Love Story', co-starring Adivi Sesh. If reports are to be believed, she will also star in
Allu Arjun
's 'AA22 x A6'. The film cast also includes Deepika Padukone and
Janhvi Kapoor
. Apart from these, Mrunal also has David Dhawan's film 'Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hi Hai' alongside
Varun Dhawan
.
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