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Kunal Kapoor Calls Vegetarians 'Racist' on Pooja Bhatt Podcast, Drawing Online Backlash

He framed the remark as a complaint about unequal hospitality at vegetarian homes.

Overview

  • Kunal Kapoor said he looks at vegetarians with disdain and called them 'racist' during a chat on Pooja Bhatt’s podcast.
  • He argued that he serves both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes to guests but is not offered non-vegetarian food in vegetarian households.
  • Social media users, including many on Reddit, criticized the comments as entitled and uninformed, with some calling the comparison to racism inaccurate.
  • A smaller group of users defended him, suggesting he was joking or highlighting a real asymmetry in how hosts handle dietary preferences.
  • Coverage linked the uproar to the Kapoor family’s food-centric public image and recent scrutiny of Ranbir Kapoor after a Netflix clip showed him eating non-veg despite prior reports about dietary changes.