What option do we have, asks Rishi Kapoor after slapping a journalist

Actor Rishi Kapoor defends himself, brother Randhir Kapoor and son Ranbir Kapoor; says did not slap anyone, but was forced to push people for getting too close during the Ganpati visarjan procession.

Have you seen viral videos of actors Rishi Kapoor and Randhir Kapoor manhandling fans and mediapersons during Ganesh visarjan? Well, Rishi blames social media for giving weight to half the story, and says the videos were edited in a way to show them in bad light.

Actor Rishi Kapoor says he was left with no option but to push the journalists because they weren’t listening. (Yogen Shah)

Many even claimed that the stars were drunk. “How can anyone even think that we will be drunk on such an auspicious occasion? ... People write anything, believe anything. No one wants to hear our perspective. At the end, we get negative publicity,” he laments.

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On Thursday evening, Rishi, brother Randhir and son Ranbir walked four kilometers before immersing their Ganpati idol. Their procession resulted in chaos, with fans and media “hounding” them for pictures. And videos of Kapoor family members pushing and slapping some journalists surfaced on the internet.

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Did Ranbir, too, slap a media person? “He wouldn’t hit a fly. How can they even think of him slapping anyone?” rues Rishi.