Palak Tiwari regrets making controversial statement on Salman Khan’s rules for women’s clothing; says, “I made a mistake…”

Palak Tiwari takes responsibility for misleading comments on Salman Khan's film sets.

By Bollywood Hungama News Network -

May 5, 2023 - 3:03 PM IST

Bollywood actress Palak Tiwari recently apologized for a statement she made during an interview regarding Salman Khan's rules about what women wear on the sets of his films. Her comments generated significant controversy, as they portrayed Salman Khan as allegedly somewhat outdated figure. Palak Tiwari expressed regret for her words, acknowledging that she made an error. She clarified that she had no intention of maligning Salman Khan's reputation and that she has the utmost respect for him as a senior member of the film industry.

Palak Tiwari regrets making controversial statement on Salman Khan’s rules for women’s clothing; says, “I made a mistake…”

During her interview with Bombay Times, Palak Tiwari stated that she viewed this as a learning experience. She expressed that she does not want to find herself in a similar situation again, implying that she recognizes the importance of being mindful of what she says during interviews. She said, “I made a mistake, I’ll learn and it’s something I’ll keep in mind for the rest of my life now.”

For the unversed, this started when Palak Tiwari told Siddharth Kannan in a recent interview, “When I was AD-ing with Salman sir on Antim, I don't think many people know this, Salman Sir had a rule ki 'koi bhi ladki mere set pe, neckline should be here (for every girl on my set, the neckline should be here (high up), all the girls should be covered, like good proper girls’.” Later, she clarified, “It’s really been misunderstood. All I wanted to say is that I have put certain guidelines for myself as to how to dress around people who are way senior to me, who have I pretty much grown-up idolising. Salman sir is of course one of them.”

Salman Khan had addressed his statement in latest episode of Aap Ki Adalat. He had said, “I think aurato ki jo bodies hai, woh kayin zyada precious hai. Toh woh jitni dhaki huyi hongi mujhe lagta hai ki better hai (I think women's bodies are more precious. So, the more covered they are, the better it will be I feel).”

“Yeh ladkiyon ka chakkar nahi hai yeh ladko ka chakkar hai. Jis hisaab se ladke ladkiyon ko dekhte hai, aapki behene, aapki biwio ko, aapki maao ko. Woh mujhe accha nahi lagta, I don't want them to go through this. (The problem isn't with women but with men. The way men stare at women, your sister, your wife, your mother. I don't like that.),” added Salman.

Salman Khan and Palak Tiwari recently worked together in Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan that released on April 21. The film was helmed by Farhad Samji. Apart from Salman Khan and Palak Tiwari, it also featured Venkatesh Daggubati, Pooja Hegde, Jagapathi Babu, Bhumika Chawla, Vijender Singh, Abhimanyu Singh, Raghav Juyal, Siddharth Nigam, Jassie Gill, Shehnaaz Gill, and Vinali Bhatnagar.

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