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This is an archive article published on December 28, 2023

Complaint filed against Ranbir Kapoor and family members for ‘hurting sentiments’ in viral Christmas celebration video

Sanjay Tiwari, who filed the complaint at Ghatkopar police station through his lawyers Ashish Rai and Pankaj Mishra, claimed that in the video Ranbir Kapoor is seen pouring liquor on cake and setting it on fire while saying "Jai Mata Di".

Ranbir KapoorRanbir Kapoor at his family's Christmas celebration. (Photo: Instagram/therealkarismakapoor)

A complaint was filed at a police station here on Wednesday against Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor and his family members for allegedly hurting religious sentiments over a viral video showing them celebrating Christmas.

No First Information Report (FIR) has been registered in the case yet.

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Sanjay Tiwari, who filed the complaint at Ghatkopar police station through his lawyers Ashish Rai and Pankaj Mishra, claimed that in the video Ranbir is seen pouring liquor on cake and setting it on fire while saying “Jai Mata Di”.

In Hinduism, fire god is invoked before invoking other deities, but Ranbir Kapoor and his family members deliberately used intoxicants while celebrating the festival of another religion and chanted “Jai Mata Di”, the complaint said.

This hurt the complainant’s religious sentiments, it alleged.

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