Ram Charan Apologizes to Jasprit Bumrah After Name Mixup

Actor Ram Charan publicly apologized to Indian cricketer Jasprit Bumrah after mistakenly referring to the pace bowler as a footballer during a music launch event for his upcoming film in Bhopal. The slip occurred on Saturday during an onstage rapid fire session where Charan was asked to describe several of India’s top cricket stars in a few words.

At the event, held at Dussehra Maidan, Charan shared the stage with composer A.R. Rahman and actress Janhvi Kapoor. He described Sachin Tendulkar’s career as a “long legendary run,” called MS Dhoni “calm and cool,” referred to Rohit Sharma as “everybody’s man,” and used the word “fire” for Virat Kohli. When the host reached Bumrah’s name, Charan said he was the cricketer’s biggest fan and then added that he loved football and praised Bumrah for taking the sport forward.

Video of the exchange quickly spread on social media, drawing reactions from fans. Hours later, Charan took to X, formerly Twitter, to apologize. “Uff im genuinely so forgetful with names sometimes. Apologies to Jaspritbumrah93 Ji for the mixup it was a genuine human error in the middle of all the excitement and the crowd,” he wrote. He added that he truly respects...