From ‘Bollywood can’t afford me’ statement to being trolled for endorsing pan masala; controversies the Telugu star Mahesh Babu was embroiled in

 

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Mahesh Babu Birthday

Mahesh Babu is one of the biggest superstars in the Telugu film industry. He started his journey as a child actor and made his debut as a lead with the 1999 release Raja Kumarudu. He has been in the industry for more than two decades and has proved his mettle as an actor and as a star. Today, on his 47th birthday, we look into the list of controversies the actor was embroiled in.

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Mahesh Babu’s statement ‘Bollywood can’t afford me’

Earlier this year, during the promotions of his production venture Major, Mahesh Babu had stated that he doesn’t want to waste time on doing Hindi films as Bollywood can’t afford him. This had created a lot of stir.

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Mahesh Babu’s clarification

The actor was trolled a lot for his statement and later he gave clarification on it. A statement from the actor’s team read, “Mahesh has clarified that he loves cinema and respects all languages. He said he is comfortable doing the film where he has been working. He said he is happy to see his dream coming true as Telugu cinema is going places.”

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Mahesh Babu trolled for endorsing pan masala

Mahesh Babu had featured in an advertisement of a pan masala brand. His fans were very upset with it, and he was also trolled for the same.

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Mahesh Babu trolled for not mentioning Rashmika Mandanna in Pushpa tweet

When Pushpa had released last year, Mahesh Babu posted a tweet for praising the film and Allu Arjun. However, he forgot to tag and write something about his Sarileru Neekevvaru co-star Rashmika Mandanna. The actress’ fans were upset with him, and trolled him a lot.

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