Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh has moved the High Court of Karnataka questioning the first information report (FIR) registered against him by the Bengaluru City Police on the direction of a metropolitan magistrate court for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments by his act of “mocking” the sacred daiva tradition portrayed in the Kannada film Kantara Chapter 1. The actor’s petition has been listed for hearing on February 24. Complainant Prashanth Metha, a city-based advocate, had approached the magistrate court after the city police did not act on his complaint against the actor. Ranveer Singh, during the closing ceremony of International Film Festival of Goa (IFFI)-2025 in Goa on November 28, 2025, had on the stage mimiced actor Rishab Shetty’s performance in the climax of the film, while calling the revered daiva Chavundi of coastal Karnatakaas “female ghost”. However, the actor on December 1, 2025, on Instagram apologised for his action while clarifying that he did not mean to hurt anyone’s sentiments but appreciate Rishab Shetty’s performance in the film. Published – February 23, 2026 09:17 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Wayanad township inauguration postponed to March 1 Waiting for an opportunity to serve you, Modi tells people of West Bengal