'Like father, like son': Ram Charan’s name goof-up revives old clips of Chiranjeevi doing the same on stage
Updated On: 25 May, 2026 11:56 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Ram Charan went viral after mistakenly calling Jasprit Bumrah a footballer and addressing Bhopal residents as Biharis during a Peddi event. Fans later shared old clips comparing the actor’s habit of forgetting names with father Chiranjeevi’s similar public slip-ups

Ram Charan and Chiranjeevi
Actor Ram Charan had two goof-up moments on stage during an event in Bhopal for his upcoming Telugu film Peddi. The team had arrived in the city on Saturday to launch their new song titled Hellallallo. During the event, Ram Charan went viral for mistakenly referring to cricketer Jasprit Bumrah as a footballer and for accidentally addressing the citizens of Bhopal as Biharis. Clips of the actor’s blunders are now going viral on social media.
Like father, like son
As Ram Charan’s goof-ups gained traction online, fans dug up old videos of the actor and his father, megastar Chiranjeevi, revealing that this was not the first such incident. The video compilation showed that Ram Charan tends to forget names occasionally. Interestingly, fans pointed out that the habit may have come from his father, Chiranjeevi, who has famously mispronounced names, used incorrect names, or sometimes completely blanked out during public appearances.
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