Bharti Singh burns son's Labubu doll, claiming he's ‘acting weirdly'; her son says, ‘Yeh mujhe maarta hai': ‘Jasmine Bhasin said it's evil'

Indian Express

5 days ago

Labubu dolls are the latest internet craze and a fashion accessory of choice for many. Several celebrities and influencers around the world started to collect the doll to pair it with their designer bags. Around the same time, several others claimed that the doll attracts negative energy — inferring from its ugly-cute appearance. Actor-comedian Bharti Singh too made similar claims in her YouTube vlog and stated that their son's behaviour changed ever since they got him the doll.
In her video, after seeing her son Gola restless, Bharti says, 'Today I will burn your Labubu doll, the reason behind your restlessness and naughty behaviour.' Hearing this, his son replies, 'No, please, don't do that. He is my friend.' Bharti eventually convinces him the doll is evil. She says, 'Woh shaitaan hai Gole (It's the devil).' Then she asks him for confirmation, 'Kya hai woh (What is it)?' Gola replies, 'Shaitaan!'
Convinced with Gola's reply, Bharti says, 'Han, we will burn it today so that with it, your naughtiness ends.' She then addresses her viewers and says, 'Guys, aaj Labubu jalne wala hai (We will burn his Labubu doll today). I have heard it is not nice to keep.'
She recalled the times her friends spoke against the doll to her. 'Ever since we have got him the Labubu doll, he has lost his patience. He keeps yelling and shouting and breaking things around. Looking at his behaviour, people have been telling me the doll is the cause. Even Jasmin (Bhasin) told me it was evil. Many people told me that the doll doesn't have a good vibe to it. My sister is so scared of the doll. The other day, I went to her house with the doll, and she was like: 'Why did you get this here?' She told me, 'The doll brings negativity to people's house.' She called it bhoot-pret (ghost).'
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Another clip showed Golu saying, 'Yeh maarta hai mujhe (He beats me.)'
When Bharti heads to take that doll to burn it down. Harsh asks: 'What are you doing?' She replies, 'Just ending its existence.' This shocks Harsh. She then explains to her husband: 'Ever since we have got this doll, our son has become extremely naughty.' This leaves Harsh in splits. He says, 'How can you be so superstitious?'
Bharti says, 'I might be one. But many of my friends are of the same opinion. They say this doll is evil.'
Harsh tries to stop her from burning the doll, but an adamant Bharti refuses to listen to him. She says, 'Aaj iss Labubu ka khaatma.' She tells Harsh: 'You have wasted your money on this. Everybody says this is shaitaan ka roop.' Even Gola echoes her and says, 'Yes, it is shaitaan.'
Bharti's help Rupa adds, 'I have watched several videos claiming it carries negative energy. Please burn it down. Look at its face, it looks so scary.' She adds, 'Ever since, we have brought this doll home, Gola has become extremely naughty.'
Bharti then tries to burn it with the help of a match stick, but fails to do so. This scares Bharti. They fail after several attempts. This prompts discussions about horror movies. They eventually burn it by wrapping it in a newspaper.
A disappointed Harsh says, 'You could have just given it to someone than burning it down. You could have given to some fashion addicted woman who could have used it as an accessory.'
Bharti says, 'Look at Gola. He is acting differently as the doll is burning. Usko jalate hai toh isko kuch hota hai.' She adds, 'Both my sister and Jasmin Bhasin advised me to burn it down.'
She added, 'Many of my friends told me Labubu is shaitaan. Throw it out of your house, or burn it down. They even advised me to break it or cut it into pieces. I finally burnt it.' However, she expressed confusion. 'I don't know if this is just a myth or I simply wasted my money. But, when I hung it on my purse, I only received reactions like: 'Arey chi, why do you have this?' Now it is all over.'
At night, during her conversation with Harsh, Bharti shared, 'Harsh, I am extremely scared. Rupa didi says these shaitaan trouble you at night.' Harsh jokes, 'Being with you, I don't feel scared.'
As she ends her video, she says, 'I don't think this is true about Labubu dolls. People scared me.' She, however, asks her husband to refrain from buying such viral stuff in future. He teases her as he says: 'Mai 3 aur order kar raha hu (I am ordering three more).'