Richa hits back

Actress Richa Chaddha has come up with befitting replies to those who trolled her on Twitter after she answered a question about cultural similarities with Pakistani actor Fawad Khan at the Indian Film Festival in Melbourne.

Twitterati described the Fukre actress as a ‘bimbo’ and ‘dimwit’.

Richa refused to take the unnecessary bashing.

“So, a bollywood bimbette @RichaChadha_ says she has more in common with a Muslim Pakistani than a Tam Brahm. Hahaha,” tweeted a hater.

The 29-year-old actress in a reply said, “Thanks. Bimbette is a first for me. Thank you so much.” Another wrote, “No self respecting South Indian or any other Indian should watch this filth making industry Brothelwood.” “Bollywood starlet - I’ve far more in common with Fawad coz I am from North India.. than i’ll have with tambrahm or malayali or NE India,” read another tweet.

The tiff was triggered when a journo at the IIFM asked the Bollywood heartthrob about cultural disparities between India and Pakistan film industries. The 29-year-old actress immediately rose to Fawad’s defence, saying, “I would like to answer that. Sorry, I am cutting in! You know we were colonised by the British for a really long time. It’s a part of the... I am sorry if I am offending anybody here, but if you look at the worldwide history, every time the British left an empire they divided it. I am sorry but your question to me doesn’t make sense because I will have far more in common with Fawad because I am from the North of India than I will have with somebody who is a Tambrahm or maybe Malayali or from the Northeast.”—ANI