Overview
- Dhruv Rathee’s December 25 video, The FAKE Beauty of Bollywood Celebrities, alleges multiple actors underwent cosmetic procedures and used Janhvi Kapoor’s before-and-after images in the thumbnail.
- Orhan “Orry” Awatramani publicly defended Kapoor, calling Rathee “anti-nationalist” and quipping that she likely does not know who he is.
- Rathee rejected claims he singled out Kapoor, saying such videos take days to produce and that YouTube A/B testing selected her image for the thumbnail.
- In a fresh clip on December 27, Rathee argued it was unrealistic to link the video’s timing to Kapoor’s post about the Bangladesh lynching case, noting he posted content supporting Bangladeshi Hindus and saying he asked Kapoor no questions in the video.
- Coverage notes the video has drawn millions of views and criticism from fans of other actors such as Deepika Padukone, while Kapoor has not issued a response.