Ram Charan Apologises To Jasprit Bumrah After Calling Him Footballer During Peddi Bhopal Event: Genuine Human Error

South star Ram Charan and legendary composer AR Rahman attended Peddi's grand music launch event, held at Dussehra Maidan in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday. Janhvi Kapoor and other members of the sports drama team were also present there. During a fun interaction, the RRR star was asked to describe famous cricketers in just a few words. For Sachin Tendulkar, he said, "Long legendary run," while he called MS Dhoni "calm and cool." Speaking about Rohit Sharma, Ram Charan said, "He's everybody's man" For Virat Kohli, he simply went, "Fire." When asked about Jasprit Bumrah, he called himself his biggest fan. In a goof-up, he added that he loves football and admires how Bumrah has taken it forward. The video quickly went viral on social media.

Ram Charan Apologises To Jasprit Bumrah

Hours after the event, he took to social media to offer an apology. He wrote: "Uff… I’m genuinely so forgetful with names sometimes. Apologies to @Jaspritbumrah93 Ji for the mix-up - it was a genuine human error in the middle of all the excitement and the crowd." He said that he truly respected him and was a huge fan of his game. Ram Charan added that he made every Indian feel proud by consistently putting batsmen on the back foot.

Check out the viral video of his goof-up here:

Season so bad he made jasprit Bumrah a footballer 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/gh6RY09yVy

— Pushkar (@Musafirr_hu_yar) May 23, 2026

Ram Charan Calls Peddi His BEST Film

Throughout the event, Ram Charan was visibly struggling to speak in Hindi, but he still won hearts with his sincere efforts.Talking about his upcoming sports drama, he said in Hindi, "Mere film ke library jitna bhi films ho, magar Peddi no 1 film hoga. So thank you, humara mehnat aur humara dil bhi mehsoon kijiye is film ke dauraan (No matter how many films are there in my film library, Peddi will be the number one film for me. So thank you, and please also feel the hard work and heart we have put into this film)."Helmed by Buchi Babu Sana and produced by Vriddhi Cinemas, Mythri Movie Makers, and IVY Entertainment, Peddi is set to release in theatres on June 4, 2026. It also stars Shiva Rajkumar, Divyendu Sharma, and Jagapathi Babu. While AR Rahman has composed the music, the cinematographer is R Rathnavelu. The recently released trailer of the sports film gave fans a glimpse into the world of Peddi. transformations as a cricketer, wrestler, and runner in the film’s larger-than-life sports drama.Are you excited for Peddi?