India, Aug. 7 -- Beginning Wednesday, the barrage of negativity surrounding actor Ranvir Shorey refuses to slow down. It all started with a light-hearted reel featuring him dancing with his Khosla Ka Ghosla 2 co-stars Anupam Kher, Boman Irani and Parveen Dabas. It unexpectedly went viral, crossing a 100 million views on Instagram.

An X user reposted it, and added a caption throwing shade at him. The actor hit back with a crude remark, one which attracted the ire of social media immediately. Users accused him of misogyny because the profile carried a woman's display picture.

"There is no such reply on my timeline. I reply to trolls in the language they speak in, and I will not be apologetic about it. The user you are mentioning is a know...