Nana Patekar sparked fresh controversy with his apology video for hitting a fan on the sets of his upcoming project. The actor’s apology did not appear to have pleased the netizens and many have trolled him for the same.
A video of Nana Patekar hitting a fan on the movie sets surfaced the internet, and many condemned his behaviour. Shortly after the clip went viral, the veteran actor took to his social media handle on wednesday and released a video seeking forgiveness, while calling the incident a misunderstanding. However, the story that he told the fans in the video hasn’t gone down well with them. ALSO READ | Nana Patekar SLAPS Fan On The Head, Issues Apology After Video Goes VIRAL; Says, 'I Presumed He Was A Part Of Our Crew, This Was A Mistake'
A slew of fans stormed the comments section claiming that Nana’s story sounds fake and it’s a well-known fact that he’s short-tempered.
In the video, Nana explained that he hit the man thinking he was a part of the crew but didn’t realise that the man was not someone from the sets but a fan. The actor said, “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 (sic).”
Many fans pointed out that Nana’s story didn’t add up and it didn’t make any sense even if he wanted to hit a crew member. One fan wrote, “Be brave enough to admit you slapped him for no reason and for the reason he was just your fan Lmao (sic).” Another wrote, “Bakwaas acting. You are much better actor thn this. Stop defending what you hv done continuously. Stop this fake acting (sic).”
Previously, director Anil Sharma had defended Nana stating that he did not hit anyone and whatever happened was a part of the movie scene. However, when the video went viral, the Welcome actor appeared emotional in the video and apologised to his fans for unintentionally hurting a fan. ALSO READ | ‘Nana Patekar Has Not HIT Anyone’: Filmmaker Anil Sharma Issues Clarification After Video Of The Veteran SLAPPING A Boy Goes VIRAL
He also said he never says no to any fan for a photo and had he known that boy was a fan, he would have obliged him for a selfie.
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