Mallika Sherawat: ‘Being calm ab crime ho gaya’: Mallika Sherawat slams Munawar Faruqui over ‘drugs’ remark at ‘The Traitors’ reunion

The reunion episode of ‘The Traitors’ revisited several controversial moments from the reality show’s first season. One of the most discussed exchanges involved Mallika Sherawat and Munawar Faruqui.Host Karan Johar brought up their earlier disagreement while discussing Mallika Sherawat’s observations about the contestants. He played a clip featuring her opinions and then asked Munawar Faruqui about his claim that the actress was pretending to be less intelligent during the game.

Munawar Faruqui calls out Mallika Sherawat’s gameplay

Munawar Faruqui recalled Mallika Sherawat admitting that she had adopted a “fake” personality during her stint on the show. He said the actress is intelligent and worldly but suggested that she had deliberately presented herself as “dumb” while playing the game.Mallika Sherawat responded to the comment with a playful dig at Munawar Faruqui. “Munawar ne toh mujhpe PhD kar rakhi hai, haina?”(“Munawar has practically done a PhD on me, hasn’t he?”) Mallika said.Munawar Faruqui then joked that he was not educated enough to have a PhD.

Mallika Sherawat recalls the ‘drugs’ remark

The conversation soon shifted to the Circle of Shaq segment. Mallika Sherawat brought up Munawar Faruqui’s comment about her calm demeanour during the game.The actress said the remark had upset her and described it as misogynistic. She also argued that contestants should focus on questioning her gameplay instead of making personal observations.Mallika said, “Pehle Circle of Shaq main Munawar couldn’t handle my calm nervous system. Mujhe kya pata tha to be calm is also a crime in this game. ‘Aise lagta hai ki jaise aap drugs par hain,’ yeh bola gaya hai mujhe Circle of Shaq main jo mujhe bohot hi bura laga, misogynistic comment. Aap mere gameplay pe comment kijiye…”(“Earlier, during the Circle of Shaq, Munawar couldn’t handle my calm nervous system. I had no idea that being calm was also a crime in this game. ‘It seems like you are on drugs,’ was something I was told during the Circle of Shaq, which really hurt me. It was a misogynistic comment. Comment on my gameplay…”)She added, “Aapko pura haq hai mujhpe shaq karne ka. Lekin yeh bolna ki aap drugs par hain, and if you cannot understand my calm nervous system, being calm ab crime ho gaya. ‘Yeh toh aapka comeback hai,’ this game is not about a comeback. That’s not the spirit of this game.”(“You have every right to doubt me. But saying that I’m on drugs, and if you cannot understand my calm nervous system, being calm has now become a crime. ‘This is your comeback,’ this game is not about a comeback. That’s not the spirit of this game.”)

Karan Johar confronts Mallika over Rhea Chakraborty

Karan Johar then turned the discussion towards Mallika Sherawat’s own comments about Rhea Chakraborty. He reminded the actress that she had used the term “comeback” while discussing Rhea during the show.Karan Johar described Mallika’s comment as “below the belt”. He also highlighted the circumstances Rhea Chakraborty had gone through during a difficult period in her life.Karan Johar said, “Struggling inside, what she has gone through, as opposed to anybody else’s struggles here, I have to say, is very different… What happened with her at a very tough time is not something that anyone humane would talk about.”

Mallika Sherawat says she apologised to Rhea Chakraborty

Mallika Sherawat acknowledged Karan Johar’s criticism during the reunion. She revealed that she had later apologised to Rhea Chakraborty for the comment.The exchange highlighted how personal remarks made during a reality competition can return during a reunion. Mallika Sherawat challenged Munawar Faruqui over his remark about her. Karan Johar, meanwhile, held her accountable for what she had previously said about Rhea Chakraborty.Rhea Chakraborty and Parul Gulati were not present at the reunion.

‘The Traitors’ follows a social-deduction format

‘The Traitors’ is an Indian reality competition series based on the format of the Dutch show ‘De Verraders’. The programme combines reality television with a social-deduction game inspired by formats such as Mafia and Werewolf.The contestants are divided into Traitors and Innocents. The Traitors form an informed minority and secretly eliminate contestants. The Innocents must identify the Traitors and vote them out before they are eliminated themselves.The contestants compete to survive the game while attempting to uncover the identities of the Traitors.