Shreyas Talpade apologises for hurting sentiments after old video from ‘Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal’ surfaces

Actor Shreyas Talpade has issued an apology for an old video from his 2012 film ‘Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal’. A Twitter account shared the clip and claimed Shreyas' character ‘disrespected Om’, the divine symbol in Hinduism.

The actor posted an apology note Monday evening and wrote, ‘There are too many factors while one is shooting... which includes one's mindset during a sequence, especially action scenes, the director's requirements, the time constraints & a lot of other things.’

He added, ‘But this is not me explaining or justifying myself for what you see in the video, all I can say is this was completely unintentional & am very apologetic for the same. I should've seen that & brought to the director's notice. Nevertheless, I would never intentionally hurt anyone's sentiments or repeat something like this.’

In the video shared on social media, Shreyas is seen stopping a lorry by blocking its way with his foot and touching the front. The lorry had ‘Om’ written where Shreyas put his foot.

Sharing the video, a Twitter user wrote, ‘Christian man put his foot on OM. Ever saw this type of disrespect for any other religion in Urduwood?’

‘Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal’, directed by Priyadarshan, also starred Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Asrani, Shakti Kapoor and Nyra Banerjee. It was a Hindi adaptation of the Malayalam film ‘Marykkundoru Kunjaadu’ and a reboot of the 2006 comedy film ‘Malamaal’.

Shreyas Talpade will be next seen in Kangana Ranaut's directorial ‘Emergency’ in which he will play the role of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

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