'Leo' actor Trisha Krishnan slams co-star Mansoor Ali Khan for his 'Thought there'd be a bedroom scene with her' remark

Thalapathy Vijay and Trisha Krishnan recently came together for Lokesh Kanagaraj’s film Leo that also starred Sanjay Dutt. Another actor who was a part of the film was Mansoor Ali Khan. The actor, while interacting with the media, said something that didn’t go down well with Trisha and the director. He said, “When I heard that I was acting with Trisha, I thought there would be a bedroom scene in the film. I thought that I could carry her to the bedroom just like I did with other actresses in my earlier movies. I have done so many rape scenes and it’s not new to me.”

The context ....😡😡pic.twitter.com/n0ge3Qkzer

— Aryan (@chinchat09) November 18, 2023

After the video went viral, Trisha took to X and expressed her displeasure. She wrote- “A recent video has come to my notice where Mr.Mansoor Ali Khan has spoken about me in a vile and disgusting manner.I strongly condemn this and find it sexist,disrespectful,misogynistic,repulsive and in bad taste.He can keep wishing but I am grateful never to have shared screen space with someone as pathetic as him and I will make sure it never happens for the rest of my film career as well. People like him bring a bad name to mankind.”

A recent video has come to my notice where Mr.Mansoor Ali Khan has spoken about me in a vile and disgusting manner.I strongly condemn this and find it sexist,disrespectful,misogynistic,repulsive and in bad taste.He can keep wishing but I am grateful never to have shared screen…

— Trish (@trishtrashers) November 18, 2023

Kanagaraj also came out in Trisha’s support and tweeted- “Disheartened and enraged to hear the misogynistic comments made by Mr.Mansoor Ali Khan, given that we all worked in the same team. Respect for women, fellow artists and professionals should be a non-negotiable in any industry and I absolutely condemn this behaviour.”

Disheartened and enraged to hear the misogynistic comments made by Mr.Mansoor Ali Khan, given that we all worked in the same team. Respect for women, fellow artists and professionals should be a non-negotiable in any industry and I absolutely condemn this behaviour. https://t.co/PBlMzsoDZ3

— Lokesh Kanagaraj (@Dir_Lokesh) November 18, 2023

In its review of the film, Firstpost observed, “This is an action film first and foremost, so how were the action sequences? They were definitely not seamless. Take the shot where Leo fights off a large group of people inside the factory. The idea is to give a hawk eye’s view of the entire thing. So the camera is in flight and the scenes are supposed to flow one after another. However, it comes off as fractured, with no point to focus at.”