New Delhi: Veteran actor Nana Patekar is understood for his swift wit and versatile performing. However, again and again, the actor finds himself in the midst of controversies. Just when Patekar was taking pictures for an upcoming movie titled ‘Journey’, a fan approached Patekar and tried to take a selfie with him.
Patekar reacted by slapping the fan on the again of the top. A video of the incident was filmed and shortly went viral on social media. The 10-second viral video was clicked close to Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi. The video sparked a debate about Patekar’s actions, with some folks defending him and others criticizing him.Â
Patekar lastly reacted relating to this invident, saying this was all a misunderstanding. He clarified that they had been taking pictures a scene and he thought that fan was a part of the crew. Patekar did not know who he was. He thought fan was one in all their crew so he slapped him as per the scene and he advised him to go away. Later, he got here to know that fan was not part of the crew.Â
Apologetically, he stated, “A video is going viral where I have hit a boy. Though this sequence is a part of our film, we had one rehearsal…We were scheduled to have a second rehearsal. The director told me to begin. We were about to begin when the boy in the video came in. I didn’t know who he was, I thought he was one of our crew so I slapped him as per the scene and I told him to leave. Later, I came to know that he was not a part of the crew. So, I was going to call him back but he ran away. Maybe his friend shot the video. I have never said no to anybody for a photo. I don’t do this…This happened by mistake…If there is some misunderstanding, please forgive me…I will never do anything like this.”
The video exhibits Nana Patekar in a brown blazer and a hat and when a fan comes from behind and begins taking a selfie with him, he smacks him on the again of his head. A crew member standing subsequent to Nana then grabs the boy by the neck and makes him go away the set.
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