Nana Patekar’s Apology For Slapping A Boy Has Created An Uproar On Social Media – Read! (Picture Credit: Facebook)

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Some time back, a video of Nana Patekar slapping a boy surfaced on the web, taking it by storm. The clip was shared widely on the internet, receiving massive criticism. The veteran actor has often courted controversy owing to his behavior on the film sets. Years back, he was accused of #MeToo by actress Tanushree Dutta along with choreographer Ganesh Acharya on the sets of Horn OK Pleassss. Now in the latest update, this morning, the actor issued an apology, for the viral video, which has garnered a strong response from the netizens.

For the unversed, the veteran actor was seen slapping a boy who had come on the sets in between the shoot for a selfie. Soon after the boy reaches closer to the actor and tries to take a photo, Patekar slaps him and gets removed by a crew member. Despite issuing an apology, he’s now at the receiving end. Scroll down for details.

This morning, Nana Patekar released a video where he issued an apology for the viral video. The veteran actor confirmed that he wasn’t aware of the boy being an outsider and not from the film’s set. He went on to reveal that, as per the script, he was supposed to slap a boy from the crew. After the incident took place, he learned that he wasn’t from the crew. Further calling it a misunderstanding, Patekar sought forgiveness and assured his fans that he would never do anything like this.

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