Amitabh Bachchan Calls IMF's Gita Gopinath A ‘Beautiful Face’ In KBC; Netizens Term It 'Sexist Remark'

Big B praised Gita Gopinath during a round with a contestant on ‘KBC 12’ where Gita’s picture was featured as a part of the question. Read on to know full details.

Image courtesy – Amitabh Bachchan (@amitabhbachchan/Instagram), Gita Gopinath (@GitaGopinath/Twitter)

New Delhi: Amitabh Bachchan called Indian Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Economist Gita Gopinath a ‘beautiful face’ on his popular television quiz show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 12’. Big B praised her during a round with a contestant on ‘KBC 12’ where Gita’s picture was featured as a part of the question.

Gita Gopinath took to her verified Twitter account and shared a video clip of the moment from Big B’s show ‘KBC 12’. She wrote while sharing, “Ok, I don't think I will ever get over this. As a HUGE fan of Big B @SrBachchan, the Greatest of All Time, this is special!”

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ok, I don&#39;t think I will ever get over this. As a HUGE fan of Big B <a href="https://twitter.com/SrBachchan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>@SrBachchan</a>, the Greatest of All Time, this is special! <a href="https://t.co/bXAeijceHE" rel='nofollow'>pic.twitter.com/bXAeijceHE</a></p>&mdash; Gita Gopinath (@GitaGopinath) <a href="https://twitter.com/GitaGopinath/status/1352484661709197313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>January 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Amitabh Bachchan responded to her tweet and wrote, “thank you Gita Gopinath ji .. I meant every word i said about you on the show .. said in utmost earnestness ..”

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">thank you Gita Gopinath ji .. I meant every word i said about you on the show .. said in utmost earnestness .. 🙏 <a href="https://t.co/VuyJCjfyCI" rel='nofollow'>https://t.co/VuyJCjfyCI</a></p>&mdash; Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) <a href="https://twitter.com/SrBachchan/status/1352517169981120512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>January 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

However, this did not seem to go well with the netizens as the ‘Piku’ actor once again came under the radar of the Twitteratis. People called Big B’s remark as ‘sexist’.

Take a look at some of the reactions here:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">What is the relationship between a beautiful face and an economist? 😳 <a href="https://twitter.com/SrBachchan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>@SrBachchan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GitaGopinath?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>@GitaGopinath</a> mam, No disrespect to your hero, but, isn&#39;t his comment sexiest?! <a href="https://t.co/x1CSEewPAy" rel='nofollow'>https://t.co/x1CSEewPAy</a></p>&mdash; નૈસર્ગ (@Naisarg8) <a href="https://twitter.com/Naisarg8/status/1352615346927149060?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>January 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">She got flattered and didn&#39;t notice the fact that he said &quot;itna khoobsoorat chehra hai inka economy ke saath jod hi nahi sakte&quot; 🤣 <a href="https://t.co/Qz3VbFOUNG" rel='nofollow'>https://t.co/Qz3VbFOUNG</a></p>&mdash; 𝓡𝓸𝓱𝓲𝓽 (@GEE_TEE_AAR) <a href="https://twitter.com/GEE_TEE_AAR/status/1352611578005356545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>January 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So here <a href="https://twitter.com/SrBachchan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>@SrBachchan</a> Mr Big B being Stereotype. Or sexist? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KBC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>#KBC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AmitabhBachchan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>#AmitabhBachchan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GitaGopinath?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>#GitaGopinath</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZexBP8gF4R" rel='nofollow'>https://t.co/ZexBP8gF4R</a></p>&mdash; Shadab Journo 🇮🇳 (@JournoShadab) <a href="https://twitter.com/JournoShadab/status/1352587363893960712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>January 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ok, I don&#39;t think I will ever get over this. As a HUGE fan of Big B <a href="https://twitter.com/SrBachchan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>@SrBachchan</a>, the Greatest of All Time, this is special! <a href="https://t.co/bXAeijceHE" rel='nofollow'>pic.twitter.com/bXAeijceHE</a></p>&mdash; Gita Gopinath (@GitaGopinath) <a href="https://twitter.com/GitaGopinath/status/1352484661709197313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>January 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ok, I don&#39;t think I will ever get over this. As a HUGE fan of Big B <a href="https://twitter.com/SrBachchan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>@SrBachchan</a>, the Greatest of All Time, this is special! <a href="https://t.co/bXAeijceHE" rel='nofollow'>pic.twitter.com/bXAeijceHE</a></p>&mdash; Gita Gopinath (@GitaGopinath) <a href="https://twitter.com/GitaGopinath/status/1352484661709197313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>January 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ok, I don&#39;t think I will ever get over this. As a HUGE fan of Big B <a href="https://twitter.com/SrBachchan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>@SrBachchan</a>, the Greatest of All Time, this is special! <a href="https://t.co/bXAeijceHE" rel='nofollow'>pic.twitter.com/bXAeijceHE</a></p>&mdash; Gita Gopinath (@GitaGopinath) <a href="https://twitter.com/GitaGopinath/status/1352484661709197313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>January 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ok, I don&#39;t think I will ever get over this. As a HUGE fan of Big B <a href="https://twitter.com/SrBachchan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>@SrBachchan</a>, the Greatest of All Time, this is special! <a href="https://t.co/bXAeijceHE" rel='nofollow'>pic.twitter.com/bXAeijceHE</a></p>&mdash; Gita Gopinath (@GitaGopinath) <a href="https://twitter.com/GitaGopinath/status/1352484661709197313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>January 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ok, I don&#39;t think I will ever get over this. As a HUGE fan of Big B <a href="https://twitter.com/SrBachchan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>@SrBachchan</a>, the Greatest of All Time, this is special! <a href="https://t.co/bXAeijceHE" rel='nofollow'>pic.twitter.com/bXAeijceHE</a></p>&mdash; Gita Gopinath (@GitaGopinath) <a href="https://twitter.com/GitaGopinath/status/1352484661709197313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>January 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ok, I don&#39;t think I will ever get over this. As a HUGE fan of Big B <a href="https://twitter.com/SrBachchan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>@SrBachchan</a>, the Greatest of All Time, this is special! <a href="https://t.co/bXAeijceHE" rel='nofollow'>pic.twitter.com/bXAeijceHE</a></p>&mdash; Gita Gopinath (@GitaGopinath) <a href="https://twitter.com/GitaGopinath/status/1352484661709197313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>January 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Meanwhile, ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 12’ will air its last episode tonight (January 22, 2021) at 9 pm on Sony TV. The Grand Finale episode is going to be special as Param Vir Chakra awardees Subedar Major Yogendra Singh Yadav and Subedar Sanjay Kumar will take the Hot Seat.

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