New order of the court in Ranveer Singh’s ‘Kantara mimicry controversy’
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- Ranveer Singh copied the divine scene from ‘Kantara’ at the 2025 International Film Festival of India, hurting religious sentiments.
- Due to this controversy, FIRs were registered in Goa and Bengaluru police and demands were raised to ban his film ‘Dhurandhar’ in Karnataka.
- Ranveer has apologized on Instagram, but the complainants did not consider this enough, and the case is now pending in the Karnataka High Court.
Mumbai: Bollywood’s famous actor Ranveer Singh is working on his new film these days. Dhurandhar 2 Are in the news regarding. But an old controversy has also brought him into the news again. This matter is of the closing ceremony of the 2025 International Film Festival of India, where Ranveer Rishabh Shetty a film by Kantara Had copied the famous Daiva scene. During this, he called that deity a ‘female ghost’, which hurt the religious sentiments of many people.
‘Kantara mimicry controversy’ becomes a challenge for Ranveer
After this incident, FIR was registered in Goa and Bengaluru Police on the complaint of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti and lawyer Prashant Methal. It is alleged that Ranveer mocked the deity of Chamundi Devi, which is very important for the Kotitulu community. The controversy grew so much that demands were raised to ban Ranveer’s film Dhurandhar in Karnataka.
Ranveer has apologized through Instagram
Ranveer immediately apologized through a post on Instagram. He wrote, ‘My intention was only to appreciate Rishabh Shetty’s performance. As an actor, I know how much effort that scene must have taken. I respect every culture and tradition. If anyone’s sentiments have been hurt, I sincerely apologize. However, the complainants said that the apology given on social media was not enough, and a personal apology was required.
Now this case is going on in Karnataka High Court. According to recent reports, Ranveer Singh will file an unconditional apology affidavit in the court on April 10, 2026. His lawyer told that Ranveer himself is ready to go to the famous Chamundi temple of Mysore and apologize. The complainant’s lawyer first described the apology as a mere formality and said that it was not a verbal apology.
The High Court had earlier given interim relief to Ranveer and directed the police not to take any strict action. The court clarified that ‘Ranveer Singh or anyone else cannot have a loose tongue. Being an actor you have more responsibility. Research should be done while speaking about Gods and Goddesses. It is wrong to say ‘ghost’. Apologies don’t take back words, the internet never forgets.
Meanwhile, Ranveer is currently Dhurandhar 2 Celebrating the success of , which was released in March 2026 and is being loved by the audience. But this controversy is affecting his image. Ranveer says that his intention was never to hurt anyone, but only to appreciate his co-star. Now all eyes are on the hearing on April 10. If Ranveer apologizes in the court and temple, this matter can be resolved.
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