Derogatory comment on Hema Malini: Dharmendra lashes out at Bachchu Kadu's statement!

Nagpur, November 24, 2025: An old controversial incident has once again come into the spotlight in the political atmosphere of Maharashtra. During the 2017 assembly elections, Shiv Sena leader Bachchu Kadu had used extremely derogatory and bad words against actress and BJP MP Hema Malini. This incident had angered actor and Hema Malini's husband Dharmendra at that time. Now that the incident is going viral on social media, she has become a target once again.
In the 2017 assembly elections, Bachchu Kadu was contesting as an independent candidate from Nagpur. At that time, while criticizing Hema Malini, he used bad words like, "I would rather pay attention to her feet than her (Hema Malini) visiting me once." This comment was very offensive and there was a lot of anger from the political and film industries. Dharmendra in particular expressed his anger over this statement and said, "Who has the audacity to use such bad language against my wife? If these are such people, I will come and answer them myself!"
Bachu Kadu was shocked by this reaction of Dharmendra. Kadu later apologized for his statement, but the incident affected his political career. Hema Malini is an iconic Bollywood actress and is currently one of the senior leaders of the BJP. This incident has once again started a discussion against derogatory language towards women.
Currently, this old video clip is going viral on social media, and Bachu Kadu is being criticized again. According to political analysts, such statements tarnish the image of leaders and send a message to the voters. Bachu Kadu is currently active in the Shiv Sena (Shinde group), and this old mistake of his is being felt against him again.