Nana Patekar Admits Slapping Fan On Vanvaas Sets Was ‘Wrong’: ‘Won’t Have An Issue If…’ | Exclusive – News18

Last Updated:December 05, 2024, 07:14 IST

Nana Patekar got candid about the controversy in which he slapped a man on the sets of Vanvaas.

Nana Patekar opened up about slapping a fan on Vanvaas’s sets. In an exclusive chat with News18 Showsha, the actor revisited the controversy and admitted he was ‘wrong’ for slapping the man. However, he noted that it is important for people to know the place and time wherein they should express their love for someone.

For the unversed, Nana Patekar landed in a controversy after he slapped a man who was trying to take a selfie with him. Nana was shooting in Varanasi when the man walked into the sets in between shots and tried to take a picture with the veteran actor. The behaviour did not down well with Nana. He ended up slapping him and it was caught on camera. After the video went viral, Nana apologised to the fan.

Speaking with us, Nana recalled, “One person had come, it had become a controversy. I slapped him, however, it was wrong. He came out of love. He didn’t know that we were in between a shot. He came in between the shots and tried to take a selfie. I slapped him, which was wrong. But there is a place to express your love for a person. (If he had) come after I have completed the shot, I won’t have an issue. But at that, it became a big controversy.”

Ask director Anil Sharma if filming outdoors has become a task for a filmmaker, the Gadar 2 helmer admitted it has been a task, especially after the onset of social media. “It becomes very difficult. Your shots get copied, audience shares videos on Twitter (now known as X) and Instagram. We have to then get them removed. It is an additional task. We have to set up a separate digital team to pull the videos now,” he confessed.

However, he also believes that fans mean no harm and just want to show their love to the team so it’s ‘all a part of the game’ of films. “It is a task but what to do, people show their love, we live in this world and work for fans, make films for fans. Such incidents (of filming and leaking scenes) happened during the making of Gadar 2, it happened during the making of Vanvaas too. It’s part of the game,” Anil shared.

Vanvaas is set to release on December 20.