Masaba Gupta Praises Bipasha Basu's Athletic Build Amid Social Media Debate
Fashion designer Masaba Gupta praised actor Bipasha Basu's athletic and muscular physique in a recent social media post celebrating Basu's Elle India cover. Masaba called Bipasha "the last of the OGs" and criticized the current generation of actors as lacking individuality. Her remarks, especially about muscle and femininity, prompted social media users to link them to an old interview where actor Mrunal Thakur described Bipasha's build as "manly with muscles." Mrunal later apologized for those comments. Masaba did not mention Mrunal by name, and the post sparked debate about strength and femininity in women.
First-hand measurement across 9 sources
We measured how 9 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (67/100). Lens Score 28/100.
Outlets measured: hindustantimes, indiatoday, indianexpress, ndtv, news18, hindustantimes, freepressjournal, timesnow, and 1 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (48–75/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
thetelegraph broke this story on 6 Sept, 11:41 am. Other outlets followed.