India, March 24 -- Actor Rakesh Bedi is basking in the success of Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar 2, but the veteran star has also found himself revisiting a controversy that refuses to fade. Addressing the backlash surrounding a viral clip from the film's trailer launch, where he was seen greeting co-star Sara Arjun with a kiss, Rakesh asserted that the moment was misinterpreted.

In Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar, 71-year-old Rakesh Bedi portrayed the shrewd politician Jameel Jamali, while 20-year-old Sara Arjun took on the role of his spirited daughter, Yalina Jamali. A moment between them at the film's trailer launch in November last year continues to draw criticism. During the event, when Rakesh leaned in to greet Sara on stage, several social me...