Rishi Kapoor's 'joke' on Huma Qureshi earns him flak

Actor Rishi Kapoor had to retract a Twitter post directed towards Huma Qureshi after courting flak from users of the micro-blogging platform for joking about her weight.

On her 29th birthday on July 28, Rishi was among the many celebrities who wished her.

"Happy Happy Birthday dear @humasqureshi. God Bless," the 62-year-old actor had reportedly tweeted along with a funny image which read: "The more you weigh, the harder you are to kidnap.. Stay safe.. Eat cake!"

The post attracted a lot of flak, which made the "DO Dooni Chaar" actor apologise and then retract his tweet.

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"Apology. It was my personal joke with Huma on her birthday. If people took umbrage to it and some abuse just for the sake, I retract the same," he then tweeted.

Huma, who has worked with the actor in "D-Day", took the actor's side and did not mind the post.

"Thank you to one of my fave costars the ever amazing @chintskap for bday wishes and love...Guys, it was a joke...take a chill pill yaar (sic)," she tweeted on Wednesday.

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