A petition has been filed in a Delhi court seeking to lodge an FIR against actors Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, and others for allegedly making a casteist remark during a film promotion. Filed in the Patiala House Court, by Harnam Singh, former chairman of Delhi Commission for Karamcharis, the complaint has alleged that the accused people had “committed atrocity” on the members of the caste and insulted and humiliated them by making a casteist remark.
Singh stated that Kaif, “rather than protesting at the offensive and insensitive statement, joined the accused number 1 (Khan) in insulting and abusing the victim through her conduct.” Last year, during the promotions of 'Tiger Zinda Hai' in a TV show, Salman had reportedly compared his dancing skills to a “bh**g*” (sanitation worker). A joke actress Shilpa Shetty had laughed along too. The release of 'Tiger Zinda Hai' saw protests in different parts of the country on December 23, 2017, when it released. Theatres were burnt and posters of the film were torn in Rajasthan. The film went on to become the year's biggest box office hit, raking in over Rs 330 Crore at the domestic box office.
