Rana Daggubati says his comments on Sonam Kapoor were untrue, apologises to the actress and Dulquer Salmaan too

Rana Daggubati was one of the chief guests at Dulquer Salmaan’s King of Kotha pre-release event in Hyderabad. At the event, the actor applauded Dulquer’s patience and while narrating an incident, the actor, apparently took a jibe at a ‘top Bollywood heroine". After the video went viral on social media, fans speculated if he was talking about Sonam Kapoor.

In the video that went viral, Rana Daggubati said, “Dulquer was my junior at an acting school. We knew each other from then on. He is a very polite person and a good human being. Years later, he was doing a Hindi film. I won't mention the film and the producers were my friends. Since the shooting was happening closer to my house, I went to the sets to see them. He was at a corner speaking to a spot boy, who was from Kerala.”

He added, “A top Bollywood heroine was talking to her husband over the phone. It was in-between takes. If it was anything urgent, it made sense, but they were shopping over the phone. Dulquer was patient. But, she forgot her lines and was distracted. If I had a bottle in my hand, I would have crushed it. But, Dulquer remained calm and gave as many takes as he was asked.