"I don’t smoke in real life. I don’t even like performing smoking scenes on screen. I dislike the very concept of smoking. That’s my personal opinion. If someone ever asks me to do a smoking scene in a film, I would simply walk away from the project. But I will never smoke."
This was Rashmika Mandanna’s recent statement at a public event. While such declarations sound impressive, netizens are pointing out the irony.
Soon after her comments went viral, an old movie clip showing Rashmika smoking a cigarette surfaced online.
Trolls are now questioning why she gave that statement despite having done such a scene in the past.
This isn’t the first time Rashmika has addressed the topic.
In the past, when a netizen bluntly asked her, “How many cigarettes do you smoke a day?” she patiently replied that she hates smoking and doesn't even like being around people who smoke.
Interestingly, that response came before she filmed the now-viral smoking scene.
It’s also known that Rashmika occasionally drinks wine, a fact she has openly acknowledged before. She once said that pairing wine with tandoori pork feels like heaven.
She’s made it clear she enjoys trying new cuisines and flavors — but draws the line at cigarettes.