After being teased for “ignoring” “bechari” Wamiqa Gabbi during Bhooth Bangla promotions, Rajpal Yadav stands up for her.

Rajpal Yadav, a Bollywood actor, is working hard to promote his next movie, Bhooth Bangla. Some social media users claimed that Wamiqa Gabbi had “ignored” him after a few of the promotional films went viral recently. Backlash against Wamiqa was sparked by the videos. Rajpal has now responded to the matter.

Speaking to Zoom, Rajpal dismissed the speculation and explained that it was simply a matter of camera angles and misinterpretation. He said, “Ye kaise hota hai ki jaisa apka angle camera hota hai, main vahan kisi doosre ko kar raha hu, wo bechari kisi doosre ko kar rahi hai, lekin wo camera angle esa laga (It happens that from one camera angle it looks like I’m doing something with someone else, and that poor girl is doing something with someone else, but the camera makes it look completely different).”

He further added, “In a video with Akki (Akshay Kumar) paaji, there are three girls standing there and hum log jaise scene nahi banate? (and just like we set up a scene), you stand there, I’ll stand here, and the girls will stand in between. But if people find entertainment in that too, then there’s no problem. We’ve honestly laughed enough over Wamiqa, Akki paaji, and all of this.”

Rajpal added that there is no formality left between the cast members because they have such a comfortable bond. He acknowledged, though, that someone seeing from a distance would see things differently. He added that he has never felt overlooked in his 25-year career. Rajpal Yadav, Akshay Kumar, Ektaa Kapoor, and Wamiqa Gabbi were seen advertising Bhooth Bangla in one of the most shared videos. 

While Rajpal seemed to be adjusting his hair, Wamiqa was seen in the video moving swiftly in the direction of Ektaa. However, a lot of people on social media concluded that Rajpal thought Wamiqa was going to give him a hug. When she turned to face Ektaa instead, he tried to hide his shame by arranging his hair.

Mithila Palkar asked Wamiqa to stand next to Rajpal for a group portrait in another promotional video, but Wamiqa initially seemed a little uncomfortable. When she eventually stood with him later, Rajpal walked away in jest. When Wamiqa appeared to stop him by following him back, the situation quickly became comical. Even though the video was humorous, Wamiqa received backlash on the internet. In addition to Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Wamiqa Gabbi, Tabu, and other important parts, Akshay Kumar plays the lead in Priyadarshan’s horror-comedy.