MUMBAI: TV actress Hina Khan rose to popularity with her character as Akshara, in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. However, she sometimes did say some things that made headlines and offended some people as well.

Hina Khan once made a comment about the “body type” of South Indian actors which did not go down well with many celebrities. She said that she rejected a few offers in South Indian films because she was asked to put on weight. “South mein aise chahiye unhe bulging sab,” Hina said.

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Several south actresses slammed Hina for making such remarks about the South film industry. Sridevi Sreedhar, Hansika Motwani, and Khushbu Sundar took to their official Twitter accounts to express their opinions on the comment made by her.

Hansika Motwani’s first tweet read, “What is this supposed to even mean? How can she even degrade south industry like this? #shamehinakhan.” She then followed up with another tweet and wrote whatever Hina Khan had claimed about the South industry on the show is “pure bullshit.”

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Another popular South actress Khushbu Sundar tweeted, “They need lessons from the south on how to be dignified. That’s why they remain where they are n our girls zoom past them.”

Meanwhile, Hina Khan is gearing up for the release of her web series Seven One, wherein she is playing the role of a cop. Vikram Kocchar, Shadab Kamal, Ashwini Kaul and Bhuvan Arora are also part of the project.

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