Overview
- On Amazon Prime’s Two Much, Twinkle Khanna and Kajol, joined by Karan Johar, argued emotional infidelity is worse and suggested a one-off physical fling could be forgiven, with Twinkle saying, “Raat gayi, baat gayi.”
- Guest Janhvi Kapoor rejected ranking betrayals, saying “cheating is cheating,” and called physical infidelity a deal breaker.
- A clip of the exchange spread widely on X and Reddit, where users accused the hosts of normalising cheating, and there has been no retraction or apology from the show’s principals.
- A psychologist publicly criticised the stance, describing forgiveness of sexual betrayal as emotional suppression and warning that justifying cheating normalises disrespect.
- Coverage resurfaced Deepika Padukone’s past comments on infidelity, highlighting her view that emotional betrayal can feel more hurtful, as outlets also cited research summaries about gendered perceptions shaped by social conditioning.