Uorfi Javed gets death threats over her imitation of Rajpal Yadav’s Bhool Bhulaiyaa character

Social media influencer Uorfi Javed has received death threats over an X post by her that went viral, reports said on October 31.

The former Big Boss OTT participant had posted a video of her donning a look inspired by Rajpal Yadav’s character in Bollywood movie 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa'. In the said movie, Rajpal's character was called Chhote Pandit.

In the video, her face is painted red, she wore an orange dhoti and paired it with a sheer red top. The video also shows a marigold garland around her neck.


Uorfi got threats after the video went viral. In X, she shared screenshots of mails that carried the said threats.

“I’m just shocked and appalled by this country mahn, I’m getting death threats in recreating a character from a movie where as that character didn’t get any backlash (sic)" Uorfi wrote while sharing the screenshots on X.

One of the mails was from one Nikhil Goswami, who purportedly threatened Uorfi to delete the video. In case she did not delete the video, it won't take long for her to get killed, he wrote.

One Rupesh Kumar also mailed Uorfi, saying that she is defaming the Hindu religion. 'Live your life, I will shoot you at the intersection,' his mail read.

Uorfi Javed gained first came to public glare during her stint on 'Bigg Boss OTT'. She also acted in a number of TV shows. She is known for portraying the role of Avni in 'Bade Bhaiyya Ki Dulhania'. She was also seen as Aarti in 'Meri Durga', Bella in 'Bepannaah' and Mira in 'Puncch Beat Season 2', which streamed on ALT Balaji.

From 2016 to 2017, Uorfi played the role of Chhaya in Star Plus's 'Chandra Nandini'. In 2020, she joined 'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai' as Shivani Bhatia. She later played Tanisha Chakraborty in 'Kasautii Zindagii Kay'. In December 2022, she participated in MTV Splitsvilla X4 as a guest contestant and mischief maker.


With inputs from agencies including ANI