Actor Ranbir Kapoor, who has been on a promotional spree for his upcoming film Ramayana, recently apologised at an event in Chennai for his slip of tongue at a Dussehra event in Kolkata that invited ire on social media.
In Kolkata, Ranbir attended an event organised by Salt Lake Sanskritik Sansad at Central Park in Salt Lake. While speaking about the triumph of good over evil, the actor had mistakenly said, “Burai kitni bhi taqatvar kyun na ho, aakhir mein ant sachchai aur achchai ki hi hogi (No matter how powerful evil may be, in the end, truth and goodness will end).’
The clip quickly went viral on social media, triggering online trolling and memes.
Now, at another promotional event in Chennai on October 21, Ranbir addressed the controversy and apologised.
“I want to apologise about an incident that happened yesterday while I was at a Dussehra event. I had a slip of the tongue. What I was meant to say is, ‘Burai chahe kitni bhi taqatwar kyun na ho, aakhir mein jeet sachchai aur achchai ki hogi (No matter how powerful evil may be, truth and goodness will ultimately triumph),’” the actor said while addressing the audience.
Ranbir then recalled his collaboration with music composer AR Rahman on Rockstar and used a line from the film’s song to explain how he sometimes struggles to express himself correctly.
“This reminds me of a collaboration I had with AR Rahman sir in Rockstar. I want to say, ‘Jo bhi main kehna chahu, barbaad kare alfaz mere.’ So, I truly apologise for that,” he added.
Apart from Ranbir, Ramayana also stars Sai Pallavi as Sita, Yash as Ravana, Ravie Dubey as Lakshmana, and Sunny Deol as Hanuman.
Adapted for the big screen by Shridhar Raghavan and Nitesh Tiwari, the film is produced by Namit Malhotra under the Prime Focus Studios banner alongside Yash of Monster Mind Creations. On the technical front, Ramayana has music by Academy Award-winning composers Hans Zimmer and AR Rahman, who make their first collaboration with it. Besides, the visual effects work for the film is handled by DNEG, an eight-time Oscar award winning group.
The first part of the highly-anticipated film series is gearing up for its release on November 5 through Sony Pictures Entertainment. On the other hand, the second part is expected to hit theatres around Diwali next year.