Former Anupamaa actor Sudhanshu Pandey apologised on behalf of his industry colleague Ram Kapoor, who recently admitted to having made inappropriate comments during the publicity tour of his new show, Mistry. In light of his behaviour, he was removed from the promotional activities by Jio Hotstar. Sudhanshu said that comments such as the ones made by Ram are a sign of ‘mansik asthirta (mental imbalance)’, and apologised on his behalf.
In an interview with FilmiBeat, he was asked about the incident involving Ram, an industry veteran with some of the biggest shows of the last two decades on his resume. Sudhanshu said in Hindi, “Firstly, Ram is ruining his own reputation if he has made such comments. Secondly, I feel that one has to be mentally unstable to make comments like this, especially if you’re commenting about a woman who is in your close proximity. This is a sign of mental imbalance. A decent person should be respectful towards others, especially women. It’s very wrong, and if Ram has done something like this, I apologise on behalf of my fraternity.”
It was reported some days ago that Ram was removed from the promotional activities of Mistry after passing inappropriate remarks about a publicist. He later admitted that he was ‘guilty as charged’, and apologised for what he’d said. He also claimed that his comments were ‘harmless’, and that if he had any idea that they were offending others, he would’ve stopped there and then. He admitted that he cannot be his ‘normal obnoxious self’ in front of much younger people who may not receive his comments the way they were intended.
According to a source present at the event, Ram allegedly “mansplained” during interviews and answered questions addressed to his co-star, Mona Singh. But matters worsened when he made an inappropriate comment to a member of the Jio Hotstar marketing team. As a journalist was preparing to interview him, he reportedly asked how many interviews were left for the day and then said, “I feel like I’ve been gang-raped by elephants.” Later, he is said to have made inappropriate comments about a person’s outfit. Getting ready for another interview, he is alleged to have said, “Which position should I take now? Doggy or missionary?”
