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John Abraham tells Shilpa Shetty 'men shouldn't look pretty', people ask: 'Why these double standards?'

Mar 06, 2022 11:39 AM IST

John Abraham will appear on Shilpa Shetty's upcoming show, Shape Of You. In a new promo, the actor is heard saying that 'men shouldn't look pretty'.

Actor John Abraham said that 'men shouldn't look pretty' as he spoke about fitness and well-being on actor Shilpa Shetty's upcoming show, Shape Of You. Taking to Instagram, Shilpa shared a teaser of her new show that will feature guests Shehnaaz Gill, Shamita Shetty and multiple others. The show will also star Jacqueline Fernandez, Masaba Gupta, Tahira Kashyap, Rakul Preet Singh, and Badshah among others. (Also Read | Shilpa Shetty breaks glass bottle on Rohit Shetty and screams 'picture do mujhe', he replies 'Pagal hai kya?' Watch)

John Abraham will appear on Shilpa Shetty's upcoming show, Shape Of You.
John Abraham will appear on Shilpa Shetty's upcoming show, Shape Of You.

As the video started, John Abraham lifted weights with an eye mask on. Speaking about fitness, he said, "Fitness is like a tripod stand--good food, good exercise, and good sleep." The actor also said, "I like size," as Shi Later in the video, he added, "I believe men should not look pretty. Men should be imperfect."

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During a pronunciation game with all the celebrities, John was asked to pronounce 'chiabata'. He said 'chiabatta' while the actual pronunciation is 'chahbahttah'.

Reacting to the video, shared on Reddit, a person wrote, "John's statements are so problematic but usko koi kuch nahi bolta (John's statements are problematic but no one tells him anything." Another user said, "'Men should not look pretty’ says John the prettiest boy lol also why hold these double standards, let’s not have these unreal expectations for women as well then."

Recently, after announcing the teaser of Pathaan, John Abraham and his wife Priya Runchal flew to Spain for the next schedule. Earlier, Deepika Padukone and Shah Rukh Khan were also spotted at the Mumbai airport flying out of the city. John will play the antagonist in the film. Helmed by Siddharth Anand, Pathaan is touted as an action-thriller. The film will arrive in cinemas on January 25, 2023.

Meanwhile, Shilpa has kickstarted shoot for her upcoming female-centric film Sukhee. Giving a glimpse of herself as Sukhee, Shilpa had shared a Boomerang video on Instagram in which she could be seen holding the clapboard and informing her fans that she has completed the first shot of the film. "A NEW FILM, a new character, a new journey: #SUKHEE. First shot done," the 46-year-old captioned the post.

Abundantia Entertainment and T-Series have joined hands to produce the project. The upcoming film will be helmed by Sonal Joshi.

Shilpa recently made her comeback to the big screen after a gap of many years with the comedy-drama Hungama 2. She is currently a judge on the show India's Got Talent with veteran actor Kirron Kher, rapper Badshah, and writer Manoj Muntashir.

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