Telugu actress Kalpika Ganesh, known for films such as HIT: The First Case and Yashoda, had an altercation with the staff of a Hyderabad pub while celebrating her birthday last week. The actress, who turned 34 on May 27, shared a video on social media in which she is seen arguing with the staff over a demand for a complimentary cake.
What
- Kalpika posted a video of the incident on Instagram. In the clip, one of the pub's staff members is heard asking the actor to settle the bill.
- When she refuses to pay, he accuses her of "spoiling her birthday" and purposely badmouthing the outlet.
- In the same clip, Kalpika says that restaurants across the city offer a complimentary birthday cake on their own.
- The staff from the pub accuses the actress of getting a complimentary cake on her tab, adding "We try to do as much as we can".
- The video ends with Kalpika crumpling the bill and throwing it away.
- According to MoneyControl, Kalpika shared the reason behind the altercation in a series of follow-up Instagram Stories. The actress revealed that she was with a physically challenged friend when the pub staff behaved rudely and was verbally abusive towards them.
- An investigation into the matter is underway, reported the website.
Internet's Reaction To The Controversy
Many social media users weren't amused by Kalpika's behaviour.
One of the users pointed out, "Pubs and businesses don't offer things for free, they operate to serve and not as a charity."
Another said, if a missing free cake ruined one's birthday, maybe the problem isn't the pub. "It's the fact that nobody cared enough to bring you one. Stay mad. Imagine dealing with this tantrum over CAKE. Next time, try Domino's...they give free dessert to kids," the user continued.
One of the followers accused her for just telling her side of the story. "... But as I see it's clear that you are making an issue out of something that's very simple, why do you need to expect something for free when it's their business," he added in his comments.
Few took her side in the comments box of her post.
A post read, "We Must See two sides Of Coin. (sic)"
In A Nutshell
Kalpika is in the middle of the controversy which many are claiming is of her own making. The actress got into an argument with the staff of a Hyderabad-based pub over a complimentary cake on her birthday.
