Rana Daggubati's IIFA Comments On Sam, Mahesh Babu Divide Netizens: Offensive Or Harmless Fun?

Rana Daggubati seems to have miffed certain Tollywood fans with his viral comments as host of IIFA Utrsavam, which aired on TV recently. On st, Rana engd in fun banter with HanuMan star Teja Sajja and his former sister-in-law Samantha, but many took his comments seriously and began trolling him on social media. However, it needs to be ted that jokes abound in awards ceremony, and Rana, as host, only fulfilled his commitment to his work.

Rana Daggubati and Teja Sajja's banter a dig at Mahesh Babu ?

Rana Daggubati and Teja Sajja hosted IIFA Utsavam event and indulged in a light-hearted conversation, often mentioning and taking harmless digs at ir Tollywood colleagues. Rana, placing a hand on Teja's shoulder, praised him, saying, “He’s still same, away from controversies, very soft-spoken, heartthrob of millions, lover boy, action star, one and only...” Surprised, Teja interrupted Rana and asked him to stop. But Rana jokingly ded, “I’m talking about Mahesh Babu.”

Rana continued by saying that Mahesh Babu and Teja share a similar journey, from being child actors to w. “He’s a superstar; you’re a superhero. Both of you came on Sankranthi,” Rana said. Teja, sensing sensitive topic, playfully asked him to stop mentioning “Sankranthi matter”. video ended with Rana teasing, “Why, is it a sensitive topic?” It is kwn that Mahesh Babu's Guntur Kaaram and Teja Sajja's HanuMan arrived earlier this year in a clash on Sankranthi. Guntur Kaaram received mixed reviews, while HanuMan came on top at box office.

However, Teja and Rana's banter offended many Mahesh Babu fans. One thing was overlooked here. Awards shows are kwn for ir light-hearted humour and are designed in a way that makes audiences laugh. Some even realised this and defended IIFA host duo but ors continued to troll m.

Rana teases Samantha, but did he cross line?

Similarly, Rana also engd in banter with Samantha on IIFA st. Family Man star received Woman Of Year award from Vicky Kaushal and spoke about her comeback after taking a break due to ill health. After she was done, Rana joked, “Samantha went from Tollywood to Hollywood. Went from my sister-in-law to sister.” This me her laugh, even though it was in reference to her divorce from Naga Chaitanya.

Rana also said he would call Samantha by a different name years ago. “I’ve called her Samantha Ruthless Prabhu since we were kids,” he said, asking her, “But where did comedy Sam go?” Citel star replied, “Comedy Sam…controversial Sam. She went to sleep; good night.”