Nana Patekar, who is in Banaras for the shoot of his upcoming film, titled Journey, landed in controversy for allegedly slapping a person who appeared to be a fan trying to take a selfie with him. The actor, who is rather calm and polite with his fans and the media, seemed to be angry. Hours after the news went viral, the director of Journey, Anil Sharma, reacted to the viral video and clarified that Nana didn`t slap a fan. 

Anil revealed in a statement to Aaj Tak that Nana was shooting for Journey and the slap was a part of the shot he was delivering when the video was recorded. The director said, "I have just come to know about this news. I was watching the same video just now. Nana has not hit anyone, rather that is a shot from my film. We were filming it on the road in the middle of Banaras, where a boy who comes near Nana has to be hit on the head. Shooting was going on and Nana also hit him."