Updated On: 08 November, 2025 04:28 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Actor Gouri Kishan went viral after calling out a journalist for asking a sexist question about her weight during a press meet. She stood her ground and later issued a powerful statement against body-shaming and gender bias

Gouri Kishan
Actor Gouri Kishan recently went viral on social media after she called out a male journalist for asking an irrelevant question during the press meet for her recently released film. A YouTuber named Karthik had asked her director, Abin Hariharan, and co-star Aditya Madhavan about her weight. When Gouri called him out for his sexist question, he argued that it was meant to be “light-hearted.” What followed was a heated exchange between the two.
At the Chennai press meet, Gouri was taken aback by the question about her weight. She called out the sexism reflected in the query, labelling it “stupid.” The argument escalated, with Gouri pointing out that she was the only woman in the room and was being unfairly targeted.