India, Dec. 19 -- In Aditya Dhar's recent hit Dhurandhar, 71-year-old Rakesh Bedi played the cunning politician Jameel Jamali. 20-year-old Sara Arjun played his spirited daughter Yalina Jamali. A moment between them at the film's trailer launch in November continues to receive criticism more than a month later. When Rakesh leaned in to greet Sara on stage, the internet claims that it looks like he's kissing her shoulder. In an interview with Hindustan Times, Rakesh addresses it and says, "It's so stupid."

When the incident is brought up, Rakesh does not hesitate to point out that he shares a fatherly rapport with Sara that people seem to have taken out of context. "Sara is less than half my age and plays my daughter. Whenever we met duri...