Javed Akhtar apologised for mistakenly referring to Rashmika Mandanna as a Tamil actor after netizens corrected him about her Karnataka roots. The writer had earlier defended her against trolling over her South Indian accent

Javed Akhtar defended Rashmika Mandanna against accent-based trolling. However, the lyricist is now facing backlash for referring to her as a Tamil actor, with social media users pointing out that she is a Kodava from Karnataka