Ram Charan’s viral stage moment in Bhopal brings back memories of Chiranjeevi forgetting names

Actor Ram Charan had two goofup moments on stage during an event in Bhopal for his upcoming Telugu film Peddi The team had arrived in the city on Saturday to launch their new song titled Hellallallo During the event Ram Charan went viral for mistakenly referring to cricketer Jasprit Bumrah as a footballer and for accidentally addressing the citizens of Bhopal as Biharis Clips of the actorrsquos blunders are now going viral on social mediaLike father like sonAs Ram Charanrsquos goofups gained traction online fans dug up old videos of the actor and his father megastar Chiranjeevi revealing that this was not the first such incident The video compilation showed that Ram Charan tends to forget names occasionally Interestingly fans pointed out that the habit may have come from his father Chiranjeevi who has famously mispronounced names used incorrect names or sometimes completely blanked out during public appearancesFans also created humorous video edits highlighting how the fatherson duo share a similar struggle when it comes to remembering namesNo DNA test required pictwittercomFNJ06voaTLmdash Legend Prabhas Fan CanadaPrabhasFN May 23 2026What Ram Charan said about Jasprit BumrahDuring an interactive rapidfire segment at the Bhopal event Ram Charan was asked to describe famous Indian cricketers in a few words He called Sachin Tendulkarrsquos career ldquolegendaryrdquo described MS Dhoni as ldquocalm and coolrdquo referred to Rohit Sharma as ldquoeverybodyrsquos manrdquo and labelled Virat Kohli as ldquofirerdquoHowever things took a humorous turn when Bumrahrsquos name came up Ram Charan enthusiastically praised the cricketer but accidentally linked him to football instead of cricket His comment quickly went viral across social media platforms with fans sharing clips of the moment and creating jokes and memes around the mixupSoon after the event Ram Charan took to social media to apologise to Bumrah for the mistake Calling it a ldquogenuine human errorrdquo the actor admitted that he sometimes gets forgetful with names during highenergy public events He also clarified that he deeply respects Bumrah and is a huge admirer of his game In his apology Ram Charan praised the fast bowler for making every Indian proud with his performances on the cricket fieldInterestingly this was not the only slipup from the evening During his speech the actor also mistakenly addressed the crowd in Bhopal as people from Bihar before quickly correcting himself Both moments rapidly gained traction online and became a major talking point among fans