India, Sept. 24 -- Iran has responded to US President Donald Trump's threat to "annihilate" the Islamic Republic with a high-octane action scene from Telugu superstar Nandamuri Balakrishna's 2023 film Bhagavanth Kesari.

The Iranian embassy in Zimbabwe shared a 58-second clip from the film on Wednesday, a day after Trump warned Iran during his address to the United Nations General Assembly that he could "annihilate" the Islamic Republic and "drive them to hell".

"Trump talks about annihilating Iran. But he knows Iran is not defenseless. Since we informed they have recently been watching Bollywood instead of Hollywood," the embassy wrote on X, alongside the video.

The scene features Balakrishna, popularly known as Balayya or NBK, facing ...