Gopinath shared a clip of the show on Twitter on Friday, in which Bachchan asked a contestant to identify the person in the picture shown on the screen.
Superstar Amitabh Bachchan praised the beauty of Geeta Gopinath, the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), during a recent episode of “Kaun Banega Crorepati”, about which Gopinath expressed his gratitude to the actor but his comments to many people on social media Did not like
Gopinath shared a clip of the show on Twitter on Friday, in which Bachchan asked a contestant to identify the person in the picture shown on the screen.
Showing the picture of Gopinath on the screen, Bachchan asked, “The woman seen in this picture has been the chief economist of which institution since 2019.” During this time he said, “His face is so beautiful that no one can connect him with economics”.
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Ok, I don't think I will ever get over this. As a HUGE fan of Big B @SrBachchan, the Greatest of All Time, this is special! pic.twitter.com/bXAeijceHE
— Gita Gopinath (@GitaGopinath) January 22, 2021
With this praise from the great, Gadgad Gopinath said in his post that he is a long time fan of Bachchan and this video will always be special for him.
He wrote in the post, “Well, I don’t think I’ll ever forget this. It’s very special for me as a huge fan of the all time great Big B Mr. Bachchan!” However, Bachchan’s remarks during the episode did not go down well with many. Many people criticized Bachchan for this comment.
One person tweeted, “Amitabh Bachchan says on Geeta Gopinath, his face is so beautiful that no one will associate him with economics”, but Geeta Gopinath should return the praise saying that his brain is so small Nobody will associate them with wisdom “. Another person wrote,” Amitabh Bachchan said that Geeta Gopinath’s face is so beautiful that no one will associate her with economics. It means- 1. Women in economics Are not. 2. Good-looking women cannot be economists. 3. Beauty and brains cannot coexist. 4. I am a patriarchal fool. ‘ Another person wrote in a tweet, “It is very sad that he did not mention your achievement but mentioned your face.”
Another user said, “This is why sexism will exist forever. It has become so generalized that even intelligent women don’t recognize it and call it great.”