Singh had imitated on stage the divine form of a deity portrayed in the Kannada film “Kantara-Chapter 1” and referred to Chamundi Daiva, revered by the Kotitulu community, as a “female ghost”
The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) on Monday submitted a complaint to police against actor Ranveer Singh alleging he insulted Goddess Chamundadevi during the closing ceremony of the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) held in Goa.
According to the complaint, Singh had imitated on stage the divine form of a deity portrayed in the Kannada film “
_Kantara-Chapter 1_” and referred to Chamundi Daiva, revered by the Kotitulu community, as a “female ghost”.
HJS representatives Pramod Tuyekar and Dilip Shetye submitted a memorandum to Panaji police station sub-inspector Sahin Shetye seeking the registration of an offence under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus.
“Chamundi Daiva is considered a sacred family deity of the Tulu community, and depicting or describing the deity in a derogatory manner amounts to disrespect. Such acts may cause public resentment and disturb peace,” the HJS said.
While seeking a thorough investigation, the outfit also urged IFFI organisers to frame a code of conduct to ensure no religious deity is depicted in an insulting manner at future events.
“Ranveer Singh should issue a public apology and assure he would refrain from making such remarks or performances in the future,” the HJS said while appealing to its supporters to register their protest in a peaceful and lawful manner.
Singh was not available for comment.
Another report says that Shetty had warned the actor as he went on to the stage to talk about his 2025 directorial and the world he portrays in the blockbuster.
Ranveer Singh, Rishab Shetty, and
Kantara
The actor imitated a scene from the 2025 blockbuster and told Shetty how much he loved the film. But the imitation didn’t go down well with some people on social media.
Speaking about
Dhurandhar’s director Aditya Dhar, he hailed the National-Award winning filmmaker’s intense creation, URI: The Surgical Strike, excitedly asking the audiences if they’ve experienced the grand spectacle! The actor also opened up about director Aditya Dhar’s intention behind creating Dhurandhar and shared that the intent was to take an Indian movie to the world, following the classic international creations like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (China) and Parasite (Korea)
With added inputs from agencies
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