Photos of Ranbir Kapoor and Mahira Khan surfaced on the Internet a couple of days ago and they went viral in hours. The duo were in New York smoking outside a hotel and Mahira received a lot of flak for it. It’s pathetic how she was shamed for the ordeal but her friends Ali Zafar, Parineeti Chopra, Varun Dhawan etc. stood up for her. The photos led to rumours of the two dating, as you know with the Internet, things move fast…

Ranbir spoke about the pictures in a statement saying,

I’ve gotten to know Mahira in a personal capacity over the last few months. She is somebody who I admire and respect, for her achievements and even more for the person she is. It is very unfair the way she is being judged and spoken about. What is also said is the inequality in judgment just because she is a woman. I request you to stop the negativity and move on with your beautiful god gifted lives. Peace and Love. PS: Both smoking and hate are injurious to health.

Nicely done! Anyway, his father Rishi Kapoor was at an event recently and was asked about Ranbir and Mahira when he lost his cool! He’s heard yelling at the media asking them to ask questions only related to the event and that he’s willing to beat someone up if they don’t stop asking questions about the ‘rumoured couple’.

Uh oh.