Not ashamed or offended: Fardeen Khan

Actor Fardeen Khan, who has been away from the limelight for a few years now, recently stepped out into public view sporting a rather bulky look. Fardeen’s weight-gain came as a shock to many of his fans, who had last seen the actor with a chiselled physique wooing ladies on the screen. The actor, who now looks almost unrecognisable with a double-chin, has been struggling with weight issues for the past few years. He had even joined a gym in London and hired a celebrity trainer to shed some extra pounds. He did managed to shed 12 kilos back in 2014. But it looks like the actor’s now back to square one. To make matters worse for Fardeen, the social media went into a frenzy and soon, memes on the actor’s weight gain started doing the rounds.

However, singer Adnan Sami tweeted in support of the actor saying, “Pls stop judging ppl by their #physiques. It’s akin 2 #racism! A person is gud or bad thru d soul & not by d weighing scales! #FardeenKhan.” (Sic)

The actor, after thanking Adnan for his support, lashed out at trollers and posted a long note on his social media handle. This is what he had to say: “Not ashamed, neither shamed. Not offended. Not depressed. Not blind either. Am I happy Emphatically!!! Infact, living the happiest chapter thus far with lbs to show for it...

Happy to have been weekend’s entertainment for you trollers My best wishes.” (Sic)