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Akul Balaji clarifies SIIMA bottle incident with Rana Daggubati

Actor Akul Balaji says the bottle hit was all in good fun and no offense was meant

Akul Balaji has broken his silence on the viral incident at the South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) where a bottle was thrown at him by Rana Daggubati. Speaking about the episode, Akul said the bottle narrowly missed his head and he took the act lightly as it was all in good fun.
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Akul Balaji addressed the incident at the South Indian International Movie Awards where Rana Daggubati threw a bottle at him, stating that it narrowly missed his head and was taken in good humor. He clarified that there was no bad blood between them and described the act as playful stage antics.

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Akul Balaji has broken his silence on the viral incident at the South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) where a bottle was thrown at him by Rana Daggubati. Speaking about the episode, Akul said the bottle narrowly missed his head and he took the act lightly as it was all in good fun.

Akul Balaji described the incident as his first experience with stage antics. He said, "If that hit my head, I would have died!" but added that since it was all in good fun, he did not take offense. He also stated, "If it were anyone other than Rana, I might have been offended," emphasizing that there was strictly no bad blood between them. Akul further remarked that if anyone tries to act smart in front of him, he would not tolerate it, but in this case, he chose to take it lightly. He ended by asking, "Did we hurt you by any chance?" indicating the playful nature of the event.

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How did Akul Balaji react to the bottle being thrown?
He took the incident lightly and considered it all good fun without taking offense.
Would Akul have reacted differently if the act was done by someone else?
Yes, he mentioned he might have been offended if anyone other than Rana had done it.

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