One of the earliest Indian viral videos, the clip in which the contestant of an Indian reality show slaps back an abusive anchor after getting slapped is one of the most hilariously sad things you’ll see.
While you may want to empathise with the guy who’s getting roughed up after slapping the female host and being slapped by her, you won’t be able to stop laughing at the blatant stupidity ingrained in Indian reality television.
Now a really long time after the infamous incident happened, it would be a surprise to find the guy, who was slapped, is now an established actor in the Indian television industry.
The name of the guy is Ravi Bhatia. He is currently seen in Zee TV’s Jodha Akbar as Salim. He has played a supporting role in Star Plus show Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat, and later played lead role on Sahara One’s Hamaari Beti Raaj Karegi. Recently, he was also seen as Vivek in Zee TV’s Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se.
The anchor – Esha Bhaskar who got slapped in the video in some Bollywood movies as well. Esha later on landed a role in Pyaar ka Punchnaama.
In the first movie, she played the girlfriend of the naked guitar dude where as in the sequel, she was the virginity obsessed girl who’d only have sex after marriage. I’m not certain about this fact though because there’s no concrete evidence to support this.
