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On October 21, at the full-album launch in Chennai for his upcoming epic Ramayana, Ranbir Kapoor cleared the air regarding his choice of words during a Dussehra event in West Bengal just a day before.
The controversy erupted when Kapoor spoke on the relevance of Dussehra, saying, "Dussehra hame ek bahut khubsurat baat yaad dilati hai, ki burai chahe kitni bhi taqatwar kyun naa ho, aakhir mein ant sacchai aur achchai ki hi hogi" [Dussehra reminds us of a beautiful truth: no matter how powerful evil may be, in the end, truth and goodness will end.]
He used the word ‘ant,' which means end, instead of ‘jeet,’ meaning victory, which caught the attention of many social media users who mocked his verbal gaffe.
Addressing the error, the actor said, "I want to apologise about an incident that happened yesterday while I was at a Dussehra event. I had a slip of the tongue. What I was meant to say is 'burai chahe kitni bhi taqatwar kyun naa ho, aakhir mein jeet sacchai aur achchai ki hogi.'" [No matter how powerful evil may be, in the end, truth and goodness will prevail.]
Kapoor also brought up his collaboration with AR Rahman on his 2011 film Rockstar, recalling a line from one of the songs in the film to support his explanation of what caused the slip of tongue.
"So this reminds me of a collaboration I had with AR Rahman sir in Rockstar. I want to say, 'Jo bhi main kehna chahu, barbaad kare alfaz mere.' [Whatever I wish to say, my words only ruin it.] So I truly apologise for that."
Ramayana stars Kapoor as Lord Ram, Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana. The film also features a music score by Oscar winning composers Rahman and Hans Zimmer.
The epic will arrive in theaters on November 5.