Ranveer Singh challenges FIR filed against him In Karnataka. It is known that Ranveer Singh landed in a controversy when he mimicked Rishab Shetty’s expressions in the Kannada hit Kantara Chapter 1.
Multiple complaints were filed against him and the Karnataka High Court started hearing the case. The court after hearing the case today listed for tomorrow.
Ranveer Singh's lawyer says “The petitioner is a Bollywood actor. His honest appreciation of Kantara Chapter 1 is given a criminal colour.” It was also mentioned that the complainant in the FIR was an advocate. When Ranveer’s lawyer requested that the matter be listed at 2:30 PM today, the court said, “Why? Because it is Bollywood? Tomorrow.”
An FIR was filed against Ranveer Singh for allegedly insulting Hindu religious sentiments and the daiva/bhoota kola tradition of coastal Karnataka. Following the court order case was booked under Sections 196, 299, and 302 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) following a complaint filed by 46-year-old advocate Prashanth Methal in December 2025.