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| Fardeen Khan's then and now photos that led to trolls and media targeting him |
May 21, 2016, NewsCrunch
Bollywood actor Fardeen Khan is being mercilessly body-shamed for putting on weight.
The actor, who was last seen on screen six years ago, was recently spotted at the funeral of
The trolls targeted him mocking and making silly comparisons till the mainstream media joined in.
Daily Bhaskar had a hearty laugh that with its headline - Fardeen Khan Is the New Adnan Sami.
It blamed his looks for his lack of work and speculated that he hit the gym only when he had films in hand. “Fardeen Khan is a thing of past now,” the report noted.
It also noted that Fardeen had been battling weighty issues for many years and had tried hiring a renowned celebrity trainer and joining a popular gym in
India Today took aim saying Fardeen Khan had transformed from chocolate boy to rosogulla. It also noted that Twitter had gone LOL over Fardeen Khan's weight gain.
There are also voices that have opposed body-shaming of Fardeen Khan.
Firstpostnoted that activists, who had slammed the body-shaming of Aishwarya Rai, at
Why is everyone body shaming Fardeen Khan now? He put on weight. Big deal. Get over it.— NRK (@PWNeha) May 20, 2016
You do realize making fun of Fardeen Khan's weight gain amounts to body shaming right. Imagine the outrage if it was an actress.— Err (@Errendous) May 20, 2016