A video circulating on social media showing a staff member at Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan\u2019s home holding a box of sweets and an envelope claiming to contain a \u20b910,000 (Indian rupees) bonus has triggered widespread criticism of the star\u2019s Diwali-gift practice.<\/p>\n
In the clip filmed outside his residence during the Hindu festival of Diwali, the employees are shown receiving promotional gift boxes alongside a cash envelope. When asked, one employee says the envelope contains a bonus of \u20b910,000. The video quickly went viral, sparking social media users to question the amount as inadequate for household staff.<\/p>\n
Social media commentators reacted strongly. One user named \u201cDevish\u201d posted, \u201cOnly \u20b910,000?\u201d, while another quipped that his own housemaid earns \u20b913,000, and that staff elsewhere receive bonuses equal to a full month\u2019s salary or more at Diwali. A third user wrote, \u201cOnly \u20b910,000 \u2013 shameful\u201d, and others echoed doubts that a star of Bachchan\u2019s stature should reward long-term staff with such a modest amount.<\/p>\n
The viral reaction has raised questions about standards of staff compensation during festive seasons, especially in high-income households. The episode also underlines the expanding influence of social media in shaping public perceptions of celebrity behaviour during cultural occasions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A video circulating on social media showing a staff member at Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan\u2019s home holding a box of sweets and an envelope claiming to contain a \u20b910,000 (Indian rupees) bonus has triggered widespread criticism of the star\u2019s Diwali-gift practice. In the clip filmed outside his residence during the Hindu festival of Diwali, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":68189,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90,30],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[95],"class_list":{"0":"post-68188","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"category-latest"},"yoast_head":"\n