{
  "id": 8655833,
  "title": "Salman Khan defends Varun Dhawan and Sohail over looks trolling: 'That is wrong'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/salman-khan-defends-varun-dhawan-and-sohail-over-looks-trolling-that",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T08:38:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/salman-khan-defends-varun-dhawan-and-sohail-over-looks-trolling-that-is-wrong-1.500681220"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent episode of Weekend Ka Vaar, Salman Khan criticized the mockery of his brother Sohail Khan and actor Varun Dhawan's appearances on the show. He emphasized the difference between expressing concern for someone's health and openly mocking their looks. Both Sohail and Varun have been the target of appearance-based commentary recently. Varun Dhawan responded by sharing a video of his father David Dhawan watching the episode, while his father David Dhawan posted a response video alongside Varun. The timing of the Dhawan's responses coincides with the episode where Salman removed his shirt on stage.",
  "summary": "Dubai: Salman Khan's Weekend Ka Vaar monologue has started pulling reactions from the people he named in it, with Varun Dhawan, his father David Dhawan and Neha Dhupia all responding publicly within a day. The Bigg Boss 20 host had used the episode to draw a line between genuine concern about a celebrity's health and open mockery of their appearance, bringing his brother Sohail Khan and Varun…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Salman Khan advises actresses to ‘slap’ paparazzi clicking inappropriate pictures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/salman-khan-advises-actresses-to-slap-paparazzi-clicking",
        "published": "2026-09-20T06:05:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Salman Khan finally explains his bald look: \"A friend of mine passed away\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/salman-khan-finally-explains-his-bald-look-a-friend-of-mine-passed",
        "published": "2026-09-20T06:09:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}