Riteish Deshmukh faced a backlash to snubbing the young fan at the ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ Premier; Netizens says that ‘it was incredibly rude’. Hindi film news

Bollywood actor Ritish Deshmukh, who is often praised for his humor, humility and attractive public personality, is facing a wave of online criticism after a video of the ‘Sitare Zameen Paar’ premiere. The footage shows the actor ignoring the request of a young fan for a selfie, motivating many people to question his attitude and labeled the moment as ‘rude’ and ‘disappointing’.Viral videoIn the video, Ritish is seen holding Genelia’s hand and passing through a large crowd towards the screening area. As they move forward, a young fan moves politely to request a selfie with his phone. However, Ritish is seen pushing down the hand of the fan without contacting the eye or accepting the gesture. The child is visually removed, looking at his phone with disappointment, the actor goes away.The video was shared by the popular Instagram page Bollywood Shellin and soon attracted extensive reactions from Neitizes, which felt the actor’s cool response.Netizens reaction: “not expected from the ritual”Fans were flooded with messages that expressed their shock and disappointment in the comment section. One user wrote, “It was incredibly rude. Are these your true colors? Your facial expressions and attitude say a lot-and not in a good way. I expected a big man to show more self-control and maturity. It would not hurt to be more respectable on the ground.Another comment read, “Ese hi hote hai ye actor log hmari wjah se hi hai yha tak tak tak.Some fans also announced that they were unfollowing the actor due to the incident. Such a message states, “Not expected of Ritesh. Very wrong attitude. Sorry, now unfollow you.”Another wrote, “Imagine that his parents sent him to take a photo with him. The child came politely to take a selfie – what was wrong in this? Humble brother, you won’t lose anything.”recent workOn the work front, Ritish was last seen in ‘Housefull 5’, the latest installment of the comedy franchise, where he shared the screen with members of the contingent of Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan and other artists. Meanwhile, Genelia returned to the silver screen with ‘Sitare Zameen Paar’, a heartbreaking drama that sees her opposite Aamir Khan.