Rahul Bose was charged Rs. 442.50 for two bananas. What?
What's the story
Luxury comes at a price, even if one eats something as cheap as bananas at a top-tier hotel. Actor Rahul Bose got a taste of this unreasonable pricing during his stay at JW Marriott in Chandigarh. It so happened that he ordered two bananas at the hotel, and when the bill was presented, he saw that he was charged Rs. 442.50!
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They're just too good for me, Rahul cheekily ends video
Rahul, in a video on Twitter, shared that in the bill, the bananas were listed as "Fruit Platter," which he had ordered during his workout session at the hotel. Once he returned to his room, he received the fruits, along with a bill that charged him Rs. 442.50, including GST. He ends the video by cheekily commenting, "They're just too good for me."
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"Who said fruit wasn't harmful to your existence?"
You have to see this to believe it. Who said fruit wasn’t harmful to your existence? Ask the wonderful folks at @JWMarriottChd #goingbananas #howtogetfitandgobroke #potassiumforkings pic.twitter.com/SNJvecHvZB
— Rahul Bose (@RahulBose1) July 22, 2019
Reaction
Twitterati goes berserk over unreasonable pricing, posts hilarious reactions
Ever since Rahul shared the video, netizens went berserk and flooded social media with hilarious reactions. While some Twitter users called out the hotel for their "daylight robbery" and touted it as a "crime," some jeered saying these were probably the last bananas in Chandigarh. "So, for a "Banana shake" they would have charged you similar to next iPhone I assume," a user tweeted.
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GST imposed is worth a dozen of bananas, says another
Jitna gst diya gya itne me 1dozen Banana aajae
— prashant sinha (@prashubxr) July 23, 2019
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Unreasonable pricing is crime! Some suggest Rahul to call cops
Bruh, call the police. This is a crime.
— Yashasvani Vashisht (@YashasvaniV) July 22, 2019
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"They might be oranges disguised as bananas, who knows"
Rs 442 for 2 bananas bcoz its a Banana republic.. also they might be oranges disguised as bananas. Who knows 🤣
— Vinay Kumar Dokania (@VinayDokania) July 24, 2019
Failure
Rahul was heartbroken after his sports biopic 'Poorna' failed
On the work front, Rahul was last seen in Kamal Haasan's 2018 release Vishwaroopam 2. He also directed-produced sports biopic, Poorna: Courage Has No Limit in 2017. While the movie was critically acclaimed, it failed to get cash registers ringing at the box office. Rahul, who was heartbroken post the debacle, vowed not to produce a movie without a recognizable face.