Actor Rana Daggubati’s recent comment at an event in Hyderabad about a certain “Bollywood heroine” wasting his friend, actor Dulquer Salmaan’s time on a Hindi film set grabbed a lot of eyeballs. Although he didn’t mention the name of the actor, fans quickly deduced that he was referring to Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, who starred alongside Salmaan in the 2019 rom-com, The Zoya Factor.   

Taking on X, the Baahubali actor admittedly “regretted” that his words were “misinterpreted” and wrote, “I am genuinely troubled by the negativity that has been aimed at Sonam due to my comments, that are totally untrue and were meant entirely in a light-hearted manner.”

He apologized to Ahuja and Salman and added, “I express my heartfelt apologies to Sonam and Dulquer, both of whom I hold in great esteem. I hope this clarification puts an end to any speculation and misunderstanding.”

Ahuja had been facing the wrath of social media users when Daggubati shared an incident from the sets of The Zoya Factor. “While he (Salmaan) was standing in a corner with the spot boy, a big Hindi heroine who was doing that movie was engrossed in a conversation with her husband. Her lack of focus affected the shots’ quality, frustrating those on set.”