Bigg Boss 5 runner-up, Sidharth Bhardwaj faced an
absolutely atrocious case of discrimination at Sydney, Australia
recently. The VJ-actor, who is also a Splitsvilla winner, was in Australia
for hosting an event. One night, after wrapping-up his work, Sidharth decided
to unwind at a local pub. While he thought that the night would be all about
fun and chilling, it turned out to be rather absurd as the actor was denied
entry at the pub and guess what the reason was? Well, it was the tattoo around
Sidharth’s neck.
That’s right! The bouncers got suspicious of Sidharth as
he sported tattoos around his neck- a regular thing among the Australian
gangster groups. Talking to a daily Sidharth said, “I tried to reason it out
with them, but it yielded no result. The incident shook me, as it amounted to
racism against people with tattoos. How can a person’s character be judged on
the basis of his tattoos?” He further
added, “Considered to be extremely ruthless, one of the characteristics of
these gangsters is the tattoos on their neck. So, maybe, they mistook me to be
a bikie. The fact that I don’t have conventional Indian looks could have
fuelled their suspicion.”
Talking about Sidharth’s professional achievements,
besides winning Splitsvilla in 2008, he had also participated in Bigg Boss 5
and emerged as the 2nd runner-up of the show in 2011. He later challenged
his fears in Khatron Ke Khiladi Season 6 in 2015 but could not make it far.
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