Actor%20Munmun%20Dutta%20faces%20flak%20for%20using%20casteist%20remark%20on%20social%20media

“Munmun Dutta landed herself in trouble after using a casteist remark in a YouTube video. The hashtag #ArrestMunmunDutta started trending as the u2018Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmahu2019 actor’s comments created an uproar on social media.u00a0. Also Read | Salman Khan to launch Shera’s son, all about the famed bodyguard. In the video, Dutta said, u201cLip tint ko halka sa blush ki tarah laga liya hai because main YouTube pe aane wali hoon aur main achha dikhn chahti hoon. Bh***i ki tarah nahi dikhna chahti hoon.u201d. The term used to refer to people from Dalit and other communities that were employed in sanitation and manual scavenging.u00a0. Also Read | ‘Did not give a penny’: Shweta Tiwari replies to Abhinav Kohli’s claim that she abandoned son. The actor later posted an apology, blaming her u201clanguage barrieru201d for her ignorance, adding u201cit was never said with the intent to insult, intimidate, humiliate or hurt anyone’s feelings.u201du00a0. Also Read | ‘Zoom Zoom’ song released: Salman Khan, Disha Patani ‘burn the dance floor’ in this latest track. Born on September 28, 1987, in West Bengal’s Durgapur, Munmun Dutta used to perform as a child singer on Akashvani and Doordarshan. She started participating in fashion shows while living in Pune and made her acting bow in Zee TV’s 2004 serial u2018Hum Sab Baaratiu2019.u00a0. She then appeared in Kamal Haasan’s Mumbai Xpress and in the 2006 film ‘Holiday’.u00a0. Also Read | Taken more seriously as an actor now: Pratik Gandhi on life after u2018Scam 1992u2019. Dutta is best known for her portrayal of Babita Iyer in the hit television show u2018Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chathamu2019, for which she won an ITA (Indian Television Awards) Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 2021.u00a0. #MunmunDutta #Bollywood #Entertainment #SocialMedia #Casteismu00a0.”