Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh had an embarrassing encounter with a sports journalist at the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix yesterday. Former racing driver-turned-journalist, Matrin Brundle, from Sky Sports spotted the Bajirao Mastani star during his grid walk, and admitted that he ‘momentarily forgot’ who the actor is.
Dressed in his usual eccentric style, Versace-clad Ranveer Singh had to introduce himself to the journalist. He said, “I am a Bollywood actor and I hail from Mumbai, India. I am an entertainer”.
The video clip of Ranveer Singh’s awkward interaction with the journalist is making rounds on social media. Here’s how Twitterati reacted to it:
“Gora (white man) doesn’t know who Ranveer Singh is”.
Gora doesn’t know who Ranveer Singh is 😅 pic.twitter.com/zFv8haRchx
— Ghumman (@emclub77) November 20, 2022
While people cringed at the Bollywood actor’s over-the-top antics as some suggested he was high on drugs.
This dude is so cringe. Always coked out
— Ali (@sahafism) November 21, 2022
One F1 racing fan was upset with Ranveer Singh’s literal presence at the event.
https://twitter.com/babyyodaismygod/status/1594622695479869443?s=20&t=eEHAVY2s27PYYq8AJz6Irg
Well, Martin Brundle says ‘I momentarily forget who are you’ to #RanveerSingh, but what he really means is, ‘who the eff are you, you weirdo?’ pic.twitter.com/8Guj8tlIg6
— Shefali Vaidya. 🇮🇳 (@ShefVaidya) November 21, 2022
Fresh from his performance at the Filmfare Middle East Achievers Night 2022 where he won the ‘Superstar of the Decade’ award, Ranveer Singh prolonged his stay in the UAE and attended Formula 1’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The Indian actor got a chance to meet with some of the biggest names in sports as well.