Nana Patekar on viral video of him slapping fan: Please forgive me

CineEye,
Nana Patekar made headlines recently after a video of him went viral for all the wrong reasons. The actor, who is shooting for his next film, ‘Journey’ in Varanasi, was accused of slapping a fan. It was claimed that when a fan tried to click a selfie, the actor reacted by slapping him. Director Anil Sharma had earlier refuted the report. Now, Nana Patekar has himself reacted to the viral now and clarified his stance.
Anil Sharma had earlier told Aaj Tak that this viral video claiming actor Nana Patekar slapped a boy who was trying to take a selfie with him is untrue. He said that it was actually a shot from his upcoming project.

Now, Nana Patekar has also reacted to the video. He said in a video message, “A video is going viral where I have hit a boy. Though this sequence is a part of our film, we had one rehearsal. We were scheduled to have a second rehearsal. The director told me to begin. 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. Maybe his friend shot the video. I have never said no to anybody for a photo. I don’t do this…This happened by mistake…If there is some misunderstanding, please forgive me…I will never do anything like this.”

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