Dhurandhar actor Ranveer Singh landed in hot soup after mimicking Rishabh Shetty’s character in Kantara during the IFFI 2025 closing ceremony. Now, the actor is reportedly going to file an affidavit offering his unconditional apology. It will be submitted by him on April 10. He is also going to visit the Chamundi Temple in Mysuru to personally offer an apology.
This comes after the complainant’s lawyer, Prashant Methal, criticised the actor for offering only a social media apology.
About the Controversy:
Ranveer Singh and Rishab Shetty attended the closing ceremony of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2025 in Goa. A video clip from the event showed Ranveer heaping praise on Rishab Shetty’s performance in the Kantara series and also mimicking the Daiva scene done by Rishabh.
In his speech, Ranveer said, “I watched Kantara Chapter 1 in theatres, and Rishab, it was an outstanding performance, especially when the female ghost (Chamundi Daiva) enters your body — that shot was amazing.”
He went on to emulate Rishab’s act in the film’s climax sequence, triggering laughter from Rishab. Ranveer then went on to ask the crowd whether they wanted to see him in Kantara 3. When many rooted for him, on a lighter note, he appealed to them to put in a word to Rishab. Ranveer’s depiction (of Chamundi Daiva) stirred controversy and triggered widespread criticism on social media.
Meanwhile, Ranveer had also approached the Karnataka High Court, asking for the case against him to be dismissed. His legal team argued that there was no intention to offend anyone. According to them, the actor was simply appreciating Rishab Shetty’s impactful performance and the film’s unique storytelling style, and his gesture has been misunderstood.
On the work front, Ranveer Singh is currently soaking up the success of his recently released films, Dhurandhar and Dhurandhar: The Revenge. Directed by Aditya Dhar, it also stars Sara Arjun, Arjun Rampal, R Madhavan, Sanjay Dutt, Rakesh Bedi and Danish Pandor, among others.
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