A new video of Bollywood actor Avinash Tiwary doing a workout in the gym is going viral and the reason behind the video going viral is very surprising. One of his fans, Arpita Thapa, an Indian female fan caught recording Avinash during one of his workout sessions. She posted the video on the internet with the following post, “Mtlb sorry @avinashtiwary15 for the sneaky clicks.” The actor spotted the video and re-shared it to his Instagram story stating, “Wasn’t part of my fitness plan.”
But on the backlash of the video going viral, the social media community began targeting the girl by accusing her of breaching the privacy of Avinash. It was considered inappropriate, and people were concerned about personal space.
Avinash in reaction to the incident said, “First of all, we do need to value each other’s space, and this is what I told the girl who made that video also.” He explained that he even spoke to Arpita after the incident because she was being trolled online. He said, “She was getting a lot of bashing and I told her don’t worry, don’t listen to people because I know she came with love, and she is not a threat to me. But this can encourage a lot of people to do things like this.”
Further, Avinash explained, “I would always say that privacy is important. I didn’t want somebody to make a video like that. But I told her that now that you have made it, I know it has come because of love, and I respect that. It is sweet, but it seems a slightly stupid thing to do honestly.”
Discussing the comments left by male users who wanted to be aware of what would have happened to a man, in case he had done the same, Avinash provided a straight answer. He said, “The boys are commenting saying, ‘hum kardein agar ye gender reverse, to?’ But tum ho threat duniya ke liye, ladkiyon ke liye. If such boys stalk someone, they are a threat to them, so there is a distinction.” But, on the other hand, he also was precise, “I think it is sweet but at the same time, I do feel that we should value privacy. It is important.”
The viral video also gave the fans a peek into the fitness routine of Avinash. Asked whether he was training to play a specific role, he shed light saying, “I was always into the fitness journey, it’s just that I change it for the parts that I would play. But unfortunately, in our industry, we don’t recognise and value it. People think discipline is only when someone is carrying that one particular body type. Jo har kirdar ke liye body change karta hai, uske discipline ke baare mein koi baat nahi karta hai.”
He also talked about how actors such as Randeep Hooda are true examples of transformation. He said, “Very few people in our industry have been able to transform like that. The kind of transformations Randeep Hooda has put his body through is never valued. But a six-pack would be valued. The hard work of that six-pack person is talked about, but the hard work that Randeep does to keep shifting from one to the other character isn’t realised. Our industry is unaware of these things because yahaan pe wahi cheezein chalti hain jo chalti aa rahi hain. Who looks good in vanity is what matters.”
Finally, Avinash discussed his take on fitness. “For me, it’s about maintaining a body that will go and do its job as an actor for different parts. Yes, there is a certain amount of desirability and representability that I would want to have. But beyond that, it is only a medium to ensure that my character reaches out to the audience. I look at it this way, and I hope the audiences and the industry also start valuing it.”
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