Actor Ranbir Kapoor has apologised for his slip of the tongue at a Dussehra event in Kolkata, clarifying that he did not mean to misstate the festival’s message about the triumph of good over evil. At the film’s grand event in Chennai today, he addressed the incident and quoted a line from his film Rockstar while expressing regret.“I apologise for an incident that happened yesterday.

I was at a Dussehra event and I had a slip of the tongue. What I meant to say was, ‘Burai chahe kitni bhi taaqatwar kyun na ho, aakhir mein jeet sachchai aur achhai ki hogi’ (No matter how powerful evil may be, truth and goodness will ultimately prevail),” Ranbir said.Ranbir Kapoor apologises for his slip of the tongue at yesterday’s Kolkata event.

It happens, and he owned up to it. #Ramayana https://t.co/djVpX088KG— Ramayana Global (@RamayanaGlobal) October 21, 2026Explaining his mistake, the actor recalled a song from Rockstar, in which he collaborated with music composer AR Rahman. Quoting the lyrics, he said, “Jo bhi main kehna chahoon, barbaad karein alfaaz mere.”Ranbir concluded by reiterating his apology for the goof-up.

During the event in Kolkata on the eve of Dussehra, the 44-year-old actor was speaking about the festival's message and its relevance to the epic, one particular line stood out, leaving the internet confused.Ranbir spoke about how Dussehra reminds people that evil, no matter how powerful it may seem, will eventually be defeated by truth and goodness. He said, “Dussehra hume ek bahut khoobsurat baat yaad dilati hai ki burai chahe jitni bhi taakatwar kyun na ho, aakhir mein ant sachchai aur achhai 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).

The actor probably meant the opposite. The moment baffled social media users, with the wording becoming a talking point.This is just another goof-up by the Ramayana team after producer and distributor Dil Raju accidentally referred to leading actor Ranbir Kapoor as "Ranveer Singh" before swiftly correcting himself.

At the film's pre-release event in Hyderabad, praising the actor's craft, Dil Raju said, "We have seen all his films. One of the best actors, the best hero is Ranveer Singh garu, sorry, Ranbir Kapoor Garu."The upcoming film, directed by Nitesh Tiwari, also stars Sai Pallavi, Ravi Dubey, Vivek Oberoi, Rakul Preet Singh, Anupam Kher, Faisal Malik and Kunal Kapoor, among others.

The movie is slated for a worldwide release on November 5.- Ends