Hina Khan calls Shilpa Shinde’s false harassment confession a crime; actor mocks her cancer as ‘publicity’

Television star Shilpa Shinde is hitting back at her critics following her shocking admission that she fabricated sexual harassment allegations against a producer a decade ago. She recently confessed that the harassment claims she made against Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain producer Sanjay Kohli during their bitter 2016 legal dispute were entirely false. The revelation instantly triggered widespread fury across the entertainment industry and social media, with fans and peers accusing her of undermining genuine survivors of abuse.

Rather than lying low amid the intense backlash, the actor has released a defiant video targeting those condemning her. She specifically called out fellow industry celebrities, including actress Hina Khan, who had publicly criticised her statements, warning her detractors that she will not be silenced by the unfolding controversy.

Refusing to back down, the actor released a fiery video response on Thursday, taking aim at the industry peers who called her out. Without naming her critics directly, she accused them of exploiting her name to stay relevant in the media cycle.

The video’s tone went viral immediately, with social media users widely interpreting the harsh remarks as a veiled swipe at Hina Khan. “I don’t know when people will stop gaining publicity using my name. Don’t board a moving train; you will get hurt. To gain publicity, you people already have your own illnesses and the deaths of your family members to talk about, so why do you need Shilpa Shinde? You are already heavily publicised,” she said.

Shilpa also pointed out the hypocrisy of the television community, questioning why so many colleagues are speaking up now when she was left to fight almost entirely on her own during her public fallout with the show’s producers nearly ten years ago. The actor made it clear that her recent confession isn’t a bid for public sympathy. Instead, she explained that she simply couldn’t carry the weight of the lie any longer.

Driven by a need to clear her conscience, Shilpa confessed that carrying the weight of a past deception had become unbearable for her. She said, “If people had supported me back then, it wouldn’t have come to this,” she stated. “I am standing up for a girl’s father and a woman’s husband because I lied, and I cannot live with that lie in my heart. If I had gotten him arrested then, I would be arresting myself today, admitting it was my fault. But why did I do it? Read about Saam, Daam, Dand, Bhed. If you haven’t read it, go watch the Mahabharata.”

She urged the entertainment community to speak up, arguing that staying silent only reinforces harmful stereotypes and adds a new layer of stigma against women in the workplace. True feminism, she explained, is fundamentally rooted in equality and demands that you hold your peers accountable when their actions harm society as a whole. Addressing critics who tried to frame her comments as a personal feud, she told people to finally grow past decade-old Bigg Boss reality television narratives.

In a follow-up statement, Hina focused on the systemic damage caused by the incident, explaining that an unapologetic, casual admission of guilt completely strips the gravity from vital advocacy movements like Me Too. She argued that using one’s body as a tool from a position of power to get funds cleared ultimately hurts everyday women who face genuine harassment but lack the platform or media support to make themselves heard. Normalising this behaviour, she concluded, sets a dangerous precedent that mocks law and order and silences actual survivors.

At the same time, the controversy has drawn the attention of a men’s rights group. The organization has reportedly initiated legal steps against her, maintaining that making fabricated claims should carry strict legal penalties.