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.

Gouri slams journalist for questioning her weight

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.