India, June 30 -- Filmmaker Hansal Mehta is fighting back after being labelled a narcissist on social media for mentioning his own film while paying tribute to his late friend and actor Mukul Dev. Hansal took umbrage with the criticism, stating he didn't need to hype a film made over seven years ago, and wondered why his actions were being twisted. Also read: Rahul Dev shuts down speculation around brother Mukul Dev's death, reveals the real reason behind it

A social media user criticised Hansal's tribute to Mukul Dev, accusing him of 'hyping' his film Omerta in the post. He responded to the same on X, formerly known as Twitter.

The comment read, "Hansal Mehta is such a narcissist. Even here he is hyping himself and his film through his...