Ranveer Singh Was Trolled For Mimicking Kantara’s Iconic Chaundi Sequence.
Kantara Mimicry Row: Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh has landed in legal trouble after a complaint was filed accusing him of insulting the traditional Tulu spirit-worship practice depicted in the movie Kantara .
The complainant, advocate Prashanth Methal, a practitioner at the High Court of Karnataka, at the High Grounds Police Station in Bengaluru, claimed that the actor mocked the sacred daiva tradition during his stage act.
According to the complaint, the actor allegedly performed a caricature of the Panjurli/Guliga Daiva, said to be a revered divine spirit in the coastal Karnataka region. The advocate claimed that the performance was ‘crude, derogatory, and comical’, causing ‘deep hurt’ to Hindu religious

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