Thai actors Fourth Nattawat and Gemini Norawit have come under fire from Indian fans after a 15-second clip from their television appearance went viral on social media.The two stars were guests on Thailand’s ‘A Thai Late-Night Show’, where they chatted about their professional ventures and also took part in games. During one game, the star was blindfolded and asked to perform a based on a prompt. As per reports, Fourth was given the prompt of ‘Bollywood Hero’, to this, the star began performing some exaggerated dance moves, leaving the audience, host and Gemini in splits.The show, hosted by Katanyu Sawangsri, saw the two wearing a dark suits as they took over the hot seat. While one was blindfolded, the other tried to guess the prompt for the word “Bollywood Hero”.Besides his animated moves and exagirated dance, at one point, Fourth also sings ‘Dhoom Machale’, although he is unable to identify the clue. While the moment appears to have been intended as a light-hearted manner on the show, with the audience and guest stars in splits, some social media users took offence.Taking to their handles, fans slammed the portrayal of Bollywood and what some viewers described as stereotypical gestures associated with Indian dance and culture.Some viewers accused Fourth of being “disrespectful to Indian culture” and called for accountability from both the actor and those who laughed along with the performance.
Fourth and Gemini controversy comes weeks after Pond Naravit debate
The latest backlash comes less than two months after another controversy involving GMMTV actor Pond Naravit. In August 2026, Pond performed ‘Helikopter’, a Bosnian song by Fazlija, during the first day of the Pond Phuwin concert. He was brought onto the stage in a yellow helicopter and appeared dressed in a pagri and sherwani.The performance also drew criticism from some viewers, who felt that elements of Pond’s choreography appeared to draw from Bharatanatyam, the Indian classical dance form, as well as steps from the ‘Malhari’ sequence in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Bajirao Mastani’.
