A follower compared Judwaa actor Kiran Tabier to TV host Mathira on Instagram after she posted a series of pictures. Taking offence to the supposed resemblance, Kiran snapped at the follower in a sarcastic tone for being a woman and yet making the connection. When the comment reached Mathira, the television host released a statement to clap back saying being compared to her is “not a swear.”
On Sunday, Mathira took to her Instagram stories with a screenshot of a viral post that displayed Kiran’s comment on a collage of the two and wrote, “Being compared to me is not a swear (curse) or a bad word but if you think that, then that’s your head. Anyways, people should salute your thinking. Why do people think I’m that bad?”
The controversy began when Kiran posted pictures in a pink t-shirt where a follower commented, “Mathira’s twin sister.” The actor was quick to snap back and wrote, “If you’re actually a girl writing this then I salute you on your comment.” After their sarcastic exchange went viral, she turned off the comments on her post.
Earlier this year, Kiran became the face of the viral Fiza Shiza meme when her short film Judwaa-Haqeeqat was highly criticised for its storyline.
Reacting to the memes and all the videos, she took to the photo-sharing app and commented, “What’s more important is that we talk about problems which need to be addressed.” Kiran added, “The same issues of our country that need our voices, our support and the need to be trending [on social media]. Please use your time and energy wisely. Someone might benefit from it. Otherwise, it is up to you. Keep enjoying memes about Shiza and Fiza.”
