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<\/p>\nDhruv Rathee reacts to Janhvi Kapoor thumbnail controversy in Bangladeshi Hindus case.\n<\/p>\n
A YouTube thumbnail has sparked a full-blown online storm. Social media timelines have been buzzing after Dhruv Rathee used a before-and-after image of Janhvi Kapoor in the thumbnail of his video on \u2018fake beauty\u2019. The backlash grew louder when some users claimed the video was a response to Janhvi\u2019s recent post supporting Bangladeshi Hindus. As the speculation snowballed, Rathee released another video to directly address the claims and shut down what he called a misleading narrative.<\/p>\n
Where the controversy began<\/p>\n
Rathee starts the clarification video by reading out a viral social media post that fuelled the outrage. The caption read, \u201cWake Up Hindus. Janhvi Kapoor posted for Bangladeshi Hindu & Dhruv Rathee made a video questioning her beauty.”<\/p>\n
The accusation went viral across platforms, with many users assuming intent based purely on timing and the thumbnail image.<\/p>\n
Rathee reacts to the claims<\/p>\n
Reacting sharply, Rathee questioned why people were believing online posts without basic reasoning. He said, \u201cTumhe Bhagwan ne dimag diya hai, kyun nahi istemal karte iska? Matlab BJP ke IT cell wale jo post dalte rahenge, tum usse andhadhun yakeen karte rahoge. Pehli chiz toh jis din Janhvi Kapoor ne post daali, usi din maine aadhe ghante ka video dal diya. Kya yeh realistically possible hai? (God has given you a brain, why don\u2019t you use it? You\u2019ll blindly believe whatever the BJP\u2019s IT cell posts. Firstly, I posted a half-hour video the same day Janhvi Kapoor shared her post. Is that realistically possible?)”<\/p>\n
He went on to explain that criticising Janhvi for speaking about Bangladeshi Hindus made no sense, especially given his own content. \u201cDusra maine khud Bangladeshi Hindus ke upar reel banayi, toh main uss chiz ko lekar kyun criticise karunga? Main tum logo ki tarah nahi ho ke kisiko indirectly criticise karta. Main jo bolna hota hai mou pe bolta hoon. Naa main tumhare papa se darta aur naa hie main kisi Bollywood celebrity se darta (Secondly, I myself made a reel about Bangladeshi Hindus, so why would I criticise that? I\u2019m not like you guys who criticise people indirectly. I say it on the face whatever I have to say. I\u2019m not afraid of your father, and I\u2019m not afraid of any Bollywood celebrity).”<\/p>\n
What the \u2018fake beauty\u2019 video is actually about<\/p>\n
Rathee clarified that the video had nothing to do with Janhvi\u2019s political or social posts. \u201cAur teesri sabse interesting chiz yeh hai ke yeh pura video plastic surgery ke upar hai, ke uska kya impact padhta hai society pe. Iss poore video mein maine Janhvi Kapoor se koi sawaal nahi kiya (And the third most interesting thing is that this entire video focuses on plastic surgery and its impact on society. I didn\u2019t ask Janhvi Kapoor any questions throughout the video).”<\/p>\n
He added that Janhvi was used on the thumbnail because she is among the few Bollywood actors who have openly admitted to undergoing cosmetic procedures.<\/p>\n
Silence from Janhvi Kapoor<\/p>\n
As of now, Janhvi Kapoor has not responded to the controversy or Rathee\u2019s clarification video.<\/p>\n
First Published:<\/p>\n
December 28, 2025, 07:30 IST<\/p>\n
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