India’s Epic Facepalm Moments that Remind us of Manoj Kumar

On Manoj Kumar’s 77th birthday we look back at the creator of the facepalm and events that deserve nothing less!

Manoj Kumar has been a big name in the Hindi film industry, but he’s remembered more for being the creator of the facepalm! Well, he hid his face and the usually painful expression on it with his palm in most of his films. No wonder we remember the hand more than his face! Hey, but thanks to him, we can mock some of our celebs and politicians, who say and do pretty daft stuff!

Rahul Gandhi’s Vanishing Act

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘escape velocity’ analogy to explain the socio-economic obstacles faced by Dalits in India deserves a Manoj Kumar facepalm for sure! I mean, what was that? He probably didn’t get his own twisted funda. The Vice President of the Indian National Congress got the whole country rolling on the floor with laughter! Slow clap and facepalm together!

Gajendra Chauhan’s Appointment as FTII Chairman

Mr Chauhan was chosen over Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Shyam Benegal, Anupam Kher and Rajkumar Hirani, to head the nation’s premiere film institute! Who the hell is he again? With only the mythological TV series Mahabharat and a few B-grade films to his credit, this man completely lacks the experience and sensibilities that the post demands. But what truly deserves a facepalm is his refusal to step down despite continuing protests and a complete FTII shutdown!

Salman Khan on Being a Virgin

If you believe Salman Khan’s a virgin, raise your hand. We’ll give you a special facepalm too! When Salman told Karan Johar on national television that he was still a virgin, he was grinning himself! We all, including Johar, had a great laugh about this one. This wicked lie is so worthy of a facepalm!