‘Linguistic Superiority Is Not Acceptable’: Javed Akhtar Backs Rashmika Mandanna Amid Accent Trolling

Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar has come out in support of actress Rashmika Mandanna, who has been facing criticism for her accent in a recent interview. Akhtar tweeted, 'Linguistic superiority is not acceptable. We are a multilingual country and we should respect all languages.' He also accepted a netizen's correction about the actress's regional identity.