From veterans like Amitabh Bachchan to Sonakshi Sinha, filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has taken a jibe at many celebrities over the years through his social media handle.
He has faced the brunt for doing so, and been trolled on Twitter on many occasions. On his big day, birthday boy Tiger Shroff was at the receiving end of Ramu's acidic Tweets.
The 'Sarkar 3' director went on a rant, calling Tiger a "bikini babe" before giving him tips to learn "machoism." He posted a shirtless picture of Tiger, with the message, "only gays pose like this and not MEN." He later deleted this post.
@iTIGERSHROFF U are great at martial arts but if BRUCE LEE ever posed like a bikini babe like u he wouldn't hav bcm BRUCE LEE..Please think pic.twitter.com/4Y8jvOP77T
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) March 2, 2017
Sharing a picture of Shroff coming out of waters and posing bare-chested, Varma also wrote on Twitter: “U are great at martial arts but if BRUCE LEE ever posed like a bikini babe like u he wouldn’t hav bcm BRUCE LEE..Please think.” His post was quick to garner criticism by people, some of who even came up with similarly clever comparisons of the director with veteran film-makers. One of the user tweeted : “You r a good director but if Hrishikesh mukharji ever made a movie like RGVKA lik u he wouldn’t hv bcm H-mukharji.”
While others were quick to remind the director that he had just completed a film with Jackie Shroff, Tiger Shroff’s father, many supporters of the 27-year-old actor said they do not want another Bruce Lee.
Sample some of the reactions his tweet garnered here.
@RGVzoomin You r a good director but if Hrishikesh mukharji ever made a movie like RGVKA lik u he wouldn't hv bcm H-mukharji 😸@sagarcasm
— Raju bhaiya (@bhaiya_gajodhar) March 2, 2017
@RGVzoomin @sagarcasm @iTIGERSHROFF yes only heroines in your movies must show skin rite?
— ProudDesi (@rkar_indian) March 2, 2017
What nonsense @RGVzoomin @iTIGERSHROFF can pose any way he wants. He's the best ! We do not need another Bruce Lee we need Tiger.
— Richa Bhattarai (@15n3quarters) March 2, 2017
@RGVzoomin @iTIGERSHROFF Thats misogynistic
— Sapan (@sapansaxena) March 2, 2017