Mumbai: Actors Harshvardhan Rane and Karan Veer Mehra, who star in the upcoming film ‘Sila’, have reportedly unfollowed each other on Instagram, fuelling questions about their equation ahead of the film’s release.
The reported social media move comes amid questions over Karan’s absence from the film’s latest promotional material.
Karan, who plays the antagonist, has not featured prominently in the recent publicity campaign, prompting questions about how the makers are positioning the film.
An industry source confirms that the two actors have unfollowed each other and alleges that the promotional campaign is increasingly focused on Harshvardhan.
“The two actors have unfollowed each other, and there is a reason people are questioning their equation. The film is being promoted in a way that makes it look like it revolves around just one actor, when both Harshvardhan and Karan are leads. One plays the hero and the other plays the villain, but Karan is nowhere to be seen in the promotional activity,” the source says.
The source further alleges that Karan is being sidelined in the film’s publicity campaign.
“There are clear signs that Harshvardhan’s team is trying to cut out the other leading actor from the film’s promotional campaign. When the film was initially announced, individual posters featuring Harshvardhan, Karan and Sadia were released. Now, even fans are questioning Karan’s whereabouts and why he is missing from the latest release-date announcement. The film is being presented as a Harshvardhan Rane film, which is factually not correct,” the source adds.
However, neither the reported fallout nor the reasons behind Karan’s absence from the promotional campaign have been independently confirmed.
Attempts to reach the teams of both actors for comment were unsuccessful at the time of publication.
Directed by Omung Kumar, Sila also stars Sadia Khateeb and is scheduled to release in theatres on February 5, 2027.