The High Court of Karnataka on Saturday (April 25, 2026) said it would accept actor Ranveer Singh’s voluntary undertaking to offer prayers at the Chamundeshwari temple in Mysuru and a written apology over his “reckless” act of “mocking” the sacred daiva tradition depicted in Kannada film Kantara Chapter-1, and would pass appropriate orders disposing of his plea challenging the FIR for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.
Justice M. Nagaprasanna made these observations while hearing the petition filed by Mr. Singh, who has challenged the FIR registered by the High Grounds police in Bengaluru on the direction of a metropolitan magistrate in Bengaluru. The magistrate had acted on a private complaint lodged by Prashanth Metha, a city-based advocate.
Bengaluru advocate files police complaint against Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh for ‘hurting religious sentiments’ of Tulu community
Complaint for ‘mocking’ daiva
Mr. 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 Karnataka as “female ghost.”
