One day after likening his hometown Gorakhpur to Spain — yes, really — Ravi Kishan declared himself the country's "national crush" and the internet promptly lost its mind. The *Gangs of Wasseypur* star's confidence was so off-the-charts that memes started flying faster than you can say "Bhojpuri cinema." By Wednesday morning, #RaviKishanNationalCrush was trending for all the wrong reasons.
"He genuinely believes Gorakhpur is the next Barcelona," a source close to the actor tells BollySpill. "The self-promotion kicked into overdrive immediately after."
Social media dragged him without mercy. One user posted: "National crush? Bhai, we don't even know who you're crushing on." Another wrote: "Gorakhpur = Spain? That's the confidence we need in life — completely undeserved." A makeup artist who worked with him on set confides, "Ravi sir has always been charming and gregarious, but this week's energy was next level — like he'd just discovered TikTok." Film critic handles shared side-by-side photos of Gorakhpur and Barcelona with laughing emojis, while fans joked that if Gorakhpur is Spain, then his career was definitely Timbuktu.
The actor hasn't responded to the roasting — yet. Insiders say he's laughing it off, though one friend close to him reveals, "He thinks the memes prove he's gotten under people's skin, which to him means he's relevant." Whether that's confidence or delusion, Twitter will decide.
Will Ravi double down with another comparison, or finally log off? We're waiting.
