'My Idea Was Not To Hurt Her': Gaurav Gera Apologises To Neha Kakkar For Body-shaming Video

Gaurav Gera said that he would like to apologise to Neha Kakkar for making fun of her in comic segment on a TV show.

New Delhi: Singer Neha Kakkar had slammed Kiku Sharda and Gaurav Gera for body shaming and making fun of her height on a segment in their TV show ‘Dr. Pran Lele’. The ‘Indian Idol 11’ judge had called out the two comedians for poking fun at her in the show, terming their comedy as ‘negative and insulting content’. Her brother Tony Kakkar also extended his support to the ‘Dilbar’ singer and questioned the channel & artists for mocking his sister’s size and talent. Tony posted the video from the segment on Instagram along with a message which read: “This is how you respect a small town girl who achieved everything on her own with so much struggle in life. Being a short girl My sister has already suffered a lot. Do you understand what a person goes through when you make fun about her/his body size or shape. Will you ever stop making fun of what god has made us ? Not just that you are talking rubbish about her talent too. Aren’t you damaging her career by saying all that wrong things about her talent ? Those who don’t understand music much would believe you easily coz you are a big national tv Channel. Fact is nobody becomes number 1 just by fluke and that too of a country which has a population of 1.3 billion ???? #nehakakkar.”

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Gaurav Gera, while talking to a leading daily, has apologized to Neha Kakkar. The ‘Mrs Pammi Pyarelal’ actress said that he didn’t wish to hurt the singer. "I would not want to hurt her, because, I am a fan of hers. I love the way she sings and her songs are definitely parties ki jaan (her songs add fun to the party). Even if I don't know her personally, we share greetings with each other whenever we meet. Her talent is totally appreciated, I am nobody to prove it to her. She has 30 million followers on Instagram who are there to prove her that how much they love her," Gaurav told Times Of India. The ‘Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin’ actor further said that his co-star Kiku Sharda is also a fan of the singer. He added "And she has not directly blamed us. She has also shared her disappointment towards the channel. The channel has removed the video. Kiku and I we both were talking and we are a fan of hers. Who doesn't love her. We are proud of her. She is got India name and fame. My idea was not to hurt her. She is fantastic, a rockstar and she doesn't need me to say it. I didn't even know about the height part, and I myself don't have an average height. Kiku is short heighted. We make fun of each other so much in all the episodes. I really had no idea that she would be so hurt," Gaurav told the daily. The comedian, fondly known as ‘Chutki’, also said that he would like to apologize to Neha Kakkar for hurting her sentiments. After slamming the comic act on her Instagram story, Neha posted a note and thanked her fans for the love & support. She wrote, “"I’m so lucky I have You All.That too in a Biggggggg Number. I would love you, respect you till my last breath My #NeHearts and Thank you for creating that Cutest Hashtag .#NehuHappyNeHeartsHappy. Good News for My NeHearts #PuchdaHiNahin Out Super Soon."

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