Actress Gouri Kishan is at the moment busy selling her new Tamil movie Others, which is ready to hit the massive screens on November 7. Forward of the discharge, the actress, together with director Abin Hariharan and male protagonist Aditya Madhavan, attended a press meet in Chennai the place an uncomfortable second unfolded.
A journalist inappropriately requested Gouri about her weight, and this led to a heated alternate. The journalist tried to defend his query, however Gouri, who was visibly shocked, referred to as it a silly question. She mentioned, “How does my weight concern you? How is it related to this movie?”
After Gouri’s preliminary response, some media personnel sided with the journalist. The actress grew to become furious and firmly acknowledged that physique shaming ought to by no means be normalised and that she has each proper to voice her opinion.
Expressing disappointment, Gouri added that solely feminine actors are subjected to such scrutiny and objectification. Following the incident, netizens got here out in sturdy help of the actress. They criticized not solely the journalist but additionally the movie’s hero and director for staying silent as an alternative of defending Gouri.
Gowri did a tremendous job. The second you name out a disrespectful and an pointless query – a complete lot of shouting down occurs.
So proud that somebody so younger stood her floor and pushed again.No male actor will get requested what his weight is. No concept why they requested a feminine… pic.twitter.com/BtKO6U7lpQ
— Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) November 6, 2025