Ranveer Singh's Kantara mimicry lands him in legal trouble, complaint filed for insulting Daiva tradition

A complaint has been filed against Bollywood star Ranveer Singh at the High Grounds Police Station in Bengaluru for mimicking the Daiva scene from Rishab Shetty's Kantara Chapter 1, with the complainant alleging that the act hurt religious sentiments.

Bengaluru-based advocate Prashanth Metal lodged the complaint against the actor for recreating Rishab Shetty’s Ullalthi Daiva performance during his stage address at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa on November 28. The complaint states that while praising Kantara Chapter 1 and its lead star-director Rishab Shetty, Ranveer Singh allegedly described the Daiva as a “demon” and a “female ghost”, which the advocate claims was



derogatory and offensive to religious beliefs.

The legal complaint has been filed under Sections 299, 302, and 196 of the Bharat Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, stating that through his “illegal and offensive actions”, Ranveer Singh hurt the sentiments of “millions of Hindus, particularly the Tulu-speaking community of Karnataka.” The complainant further mentioned that the actor made disrespectful remarks about the Ullalthi Daiva during his stage address at IFFI’s closing ceremony.

This development comes a day after Ranveer Singh issued a public apology on his Instagram Story following widespread trolling on social media after the video of his act went viral.