Lyricist Javed Akhtar defended actress Rashmika Mandanna after online trolling about her Hindi accent, criticizing 'fake and baseless linguistic superiority.' He suggested critics try speaking Tamil before mocking pronunciation, then apologized after being corrected that Rashmika is not a Tamil actress. Rashmika recently discussed accent criticism on Koffee With Karan; her film Ranabaali released October 16.
