Actor Rajkummar Rao came under fire and was questioned over the political promotional song 'Modi Hai Toh Mumkin Hai', which was released in 2025.
On Wednesday, Rajkummar Rao took to Instagram to voice support for the ongoing students' protest in New Delhi, spearheaded by the Cockroach Janta Party. In the comments section, a user asked him about participating in 'Modi Hai Toh Mumkin Hai', which also featured other Bollywood celebrities.
Rajkummar Rao responded to the user but soon deleted the comment, which sparked a conversation on social media. Several users took screenshots before it was taken down.
What was Rajkummar Rao's comment?
On Rajkummar's post, user @om.ar510 commented, "I had huge respect for you man... you lost it with one propaganda song!!! I never miss any of your movies, never thought you would sell off so easily, you were supposed to lead the new generation of artists... instead!!!"
The now-deleted comment included the line, "You can never know the pressure." The remark prompted some social media users to speculate that Rao was referring to pressure to participate in the 'Modi Hai Toh Mumkin Hai' song. However, the actor neither elaborated on what he meant nor explicitly said he had been forced or pressured into taking part in the song. He did not endorse that interpretation before deleting the comment.
According to screenshots shared by several social media users before the comment was deleted, Rao wrote: "I can never sell my soul, brother. And one song does not define who I am, what I stand for or what my ideologies in life are. You can never know the pressure. I stand for what is right and what keeps us united as human beings. As long as my conscience is clean and I work the hardest, nothing else matters. People who know me personally know who I am and hopefully one day I'll be able to earn back your respect. I wish you luck and happiness in life. God bless you."
Meanwhile, some people called the actor opportunistic. One user wrote on X, "Pressure is not an excuse to hide your lack of backbone."
Another user commented, "This is not courage, but opportunism. These people only say such things when the atmosphere seems to change."
The song at the centre of the controversy is titled 'Modi Hai Toh Mumkin Hai'. Produced by T-Series, it was released in 2025. The 2-minute 55-second song has been sung by Meet Bros. Besides Rajkummar Rao, artists like Varun Dhawan, Vikrant Massey, and Arshad Warsi also appeared in the song. The song is still available on YouTube.
