When Rishi Kapoor took a dig at Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's Hollywood career and Neetu Kapoor, Karan Johar joined in

Redditors criticized the trio for making jokes about Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's career. One social media user suggested that Rishi Kapoor's response might have been sarcastic, implying that Aishwarya's Hollywood career might not face significant challenges.

By Sarvepalli Bhavana
Published: July 24, 2023 10:27 AM IST

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, the beauty queen of Bollywood, is known for her immense talent and has even made her mark in Hollywood as a lead actress. However, during a conversation on the show Koffee With Karan, Rishi Kapoor's sarcastic remark about her Hollywood career has resurfaced, sparking reactions from Redditors. Aishwarya started her Bollywood journey after winning the Miss World 1994 pageant and quickly became one of the most influential celebrities in the country. Throughout her illustrious career, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has acted in several Hollywood films, such as The Last Legion, Mistress of Spices, The Pink Panther 2, and Bride and Prejudice. Also Read - Pakistani entrepreneur Kanwal Cheema calls herself Aishwarya Rai Bachchan fan after video of her on dislikes comparison goes viral

In 2005, she appeared on the first season of Koffee With Karan alongside veteran stars Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh, and a snippet of their conversation is now circulating on social media. In a video that is doing rounds on the internet, netizens can see Karan Johar asking, "The biggest problem Aishwarya Rai will face in Hollywood is...?" to which Rishi responds with a subtle "is?" Neetu Kapoor bursts into laughter, and Karan joins her. Rishi Kapoor playfully adds, "Sorry! Is?" and Neetu hints that he's being sarcastic. Also Read - Did Aishwarya Rai Bachchan put a condition to change Salman Khan as Bajirao to play Mastani in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film?

Redditors have criticized the trio for joking about Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's Hollywood career. One user suggested that Rishi might have been sarcastically questioning whether there's even a career for her in Hollywood. Another pointed out Rishi Kapoor's sensitivity to jokes when they are directed at him, but not when aimed at others. Also Read - This Pakistani entrepreneur hates being called Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s lookalike, faces backlash

A third user raised the question of whether Rishi would ever ask the same about Neetu's daughter-in-law's Hollywood career. He wrote, “Wonder if he will ever ask the same question to Neetu about her daughter-in-laws Hollywood career.” Another Redditor commented on the perceived arrogance of these individuals, expressing surprise at Karan Johar's claims of being part of the "fraternity." On the whole, the netizens are unhappy with the way Rishi Kapoor reacted to Karan's question.

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BySarvepalli Bhavana
Published: July 24, 2023 10:27 AM IST