Bollywood actor says 'women are lazy', apologises after backlash

Actor Sonali Kulkarni, on Saturday, penned an apology letter for her "women are lazy" remark.

The 'Singham' actor at a recent event said, "In India a lot of women are just lazy. They want a boyfriend or husband, who has a very good job, owns a house, and has assurance of getting regular increments. But, in the middle of this, women forget to make a stand for themselves. Women don't know what will they do."

She added, "I urge everyone to bring up such women in your houses that are able to and can earn for themselves. Who can say that yes, we want a new fridge in the house; you pay for half of it, I will pay the other half."

While explaining her point, Kulkarni gave an example of her friend and said "I have a friend. I won't go into details but she was scouting a guy for marriage. She said she won't like to marry someone who earns under Rs50,000. And it would be better if he stayed alone; who wants the fuss about in-laws? And he should have a four-wheeler. I asked her, 'Have you come to a mall? Do you want a human or an offer?' It is so humiliating."

A video of her statement went viral on social media which divided netizens into two parts. While some people praised the actor for her statement, some of them felt offended.

Take a look at the video:

On Sunday, Sonali took to her social media handle and shared an apology letter in which she wrote, "Dear All, I'm overwhelmed with the feedback I'm receiving. I would like to thank all of you, especially the entire press and media for the extremely mature conduct of connecting with me.

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