South actor Ram Charan recently grabbed attention after a funny mistake during the grand music launch event of his upcoming movie Peddi in Bhopal. While interacting with the audience, the actor accidentally mixed up cricket and football while talking about Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah. The moment quickly went viral on social media, leading to memes and jokes online. Soon after, Ram Charan publicly apologised and clarified that the mistake happened in the excitement of the event.
Ram Charan Mistakenly Calls Jasprit Bumrah Footballer At Peddi Event
During a fun interaction session at the event, Ram Charan was asked to describe some of India’s biggest cricket stars in one line. The actor called Sachin Tendulkar a ‘long legendary run,’ described MS Dhoni as ‘calm and cool,’ referred to Rohit Sharma as ‘everybody’s man,’ and said Virat Kohli represents ‘fire.’
However, while speaking about Jasprit Bumrah, the actor accidentally confused cricket with football. When asked about Bumrah, Ram Charan said, “Jasprit Bumrah ji, I'm your biggest fan and I love football and you are making it much better and Love you sir.”
The unexpected slip instantly caught the attention of fans online and clips from the event started circulating across social media platforms.
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Ram Charan Shares Public Apology Tagging Jasprit Bumrah
After the video became viral, Ram Charan shared a public apology on social media and admitted that it was an honest mistake.
The actor apologised to Jasprit Bumrah and wrote, “Uff… I’m genuinely so forgetful with names sometimes. It was a genuine human error in the middle of all the excitement and the crowd.”
Ram Charan also praised the cricketer and said he deeply respects his contribution to Indian cricket. He added, “I truly respect you and I am a huge fan of your game. You make every Indian feel proud when you consistently put batsmen on back foot.”
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Fans React With Humour Online
The video instantly turned into meme mayerisp on the internet. Some viewers made humorous comments about the blunder, while others came to his rescue and called it a innocent mistake. There were other users who also recalled the previous interviews when someone from Ram Charan's family said that he tends to forget names when appearing in public.
Meanwhile, excitent around Ram Charam upcoming movie Peddi seems to be quite intense among audiences. The upcoming sports action film also stars Janhvi Kapoor in a key role.