After the backlash, Sonali Kulkarni renders an apology on social media

After the unexpected backlash over her statement about Indian women being ‘lazy’, the 'Dil Chahta Hai' actress Sonali Kulkarni has now rendered an apology on social media. In her post, Sonali mentioned, “Dear all, I’m overwhelmed with the feedback I’m receiving. I would like to thank all of you, especially the entire press and media for the extremely mature conduct of connecting with me. Being a woman myself, my intention was not to hurt other women. In fact, I have extensively expressed myself time and again in support of us and what is it being a woman. I’m grateful to all of you for reaching out to me personally to appreciate or to criticize. Hope we will be able to have more open exchange of thoughts.”

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She added, "In my capacity I am trying to think, support and share warmth not only with women, but with the entire mankind. It will be only strengthening if we women with our vulnerabilities and wisdom shine through as fair and able beings. If we are inclusive and empathetic, we will be able to create a healthier, happier place to be”.

She continued, “Having said that, if unknowningly, I may have caused pain, I want to apologize from the bottom of my heart. I do not thrive upon headlines neither do I want to be the center of sensational situations. I’m a diehard optimist and I strongly believe that life indeed is beautiful. Thanks for your patience and support. I have learned a lot from this incident.”

For the uninitiated, recently, a video clip of actress Sonali Kulkarni had gone went viral, in which she was being interviewed by the entrepreneur cum business strategist Bhupenddra Singh Raathore. It was during this interview when Sonali Kulkarni gave her opinion about Indian women. Sonali said, “In India, we, at times, forget that a lot of women are just lazy. They want a boyfriend/husband, who earns well, owns a house, and his performance at work guarantees regular increments”. At the same time, Sonali Kulkarni also had urged the women to become self-dependent and to earn money in order to be in a position to contribute equally to household expenses. 

Her comment was criticized by many including the likes of Uorfi Javed, Sona Mohapatra and others.

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