Tamannaah Bhatia reacts to Annu Kapoor's 'Dudhiya Badan' remark controversy, says 'I focus on...'

New Delhi: Bollywood actress Tamannaah Bhatia has a massive fan following and is often complimented for her looks and style. Last year, the actress found herself in a controversy after senior actor Annu Kapoor made a rather unpleasant remark on her complexion during a podcast. The actress has now reacted to the incident.  

Speaking at NDTV Profit Ignite 2026, Tamannaah was asked about the commentary on her complexion, which was criticised as misogynistic and sexist by fans on social media. Responding to the question, Tamannaah said, "I think that as a creative person, our most important task is to listen. And when we listen, what we keep and what we filter is very important to understand. And because you are also a woman, you can understand that if we start giving importance to such things, then perhaps we will not be able to move forward in life."

She further added, "So I don't even see these things. I focus on my work. I focus on what I want to make. I focus on my acting career. And genuinely, according to me, I want to do my work like a service. And I do that. And maybe that's why it reaches people, because somewhere it comes from the right place."

Annu Kapoor's sexist remark

On Shubhankar Mishra's YouTube channel, Annu spoke about the song Aaj Ki Raat. The host asked if he liked that song and if he admired Tamannaah in it? To this, Annu Kapoor replied, "Mashallah kya dudhiya badan hai." Then Shubhankar Mishra also mentioned about how children fell asleep asleep to her hit song Aaj Ki Raat.

"Kitne umar ke baache so jaate hain… 70 saal ke umar ka bhi bachca ho sakta hai na, main hota toh puchta ke kitne umar ke so jaate hain. Angreezi mein bolte hain that he is 70 years old, woh 70 saal purana bacha hai… And he is 11 year old budha. Behen, apne gaane se, aapne shareer se, apne dudhiya chehre se humare bacchun ko sulti hain… Bahut achi baat hai.. Desh ke upar kripa hogi agar humare desk ke bacch achi aur swasthya neend soyein. Agar aur bhi kuch ichain hain toh bhagwan unko samarth karre ke unki ichchan puri hun.”

Social media reacted strongly to his comments made on the actress, calling out his sexist remark.