Mumbai, April 7 -- Actor Rajpal Yadav has addressed a recent incident stemming from a viral moment at an awards ceremony in Mumbai, urging restraint even as the episode sparked debate online.

During the April 5 event, Yadav was in the audience and there was bantering between him and journalist Saurabh Dwivedi and comedian Zakir Khan, who were on the stage.

In a clip circulated widely on social media, Yadav referred to the impact of the West Asia conflict said, "Rupya, dollar sab upar neeche ho raha hai, kuch samajh mein nahi aa raha hai (There's a lot of up and down movement in rupee and dollar, I'm not understanding anything)."

Dwivedi responded, "Rajpal bhai, dollar kitna bhi upar-neeche ho jaye, aapko utne hi paise lautane padenge, ...