Ram clarifies on 'smoking' row

Young actor Ram was in the news for all wrongs reasons for the last two days. The actor paid a fine of Rs 200 to the Hyderabad Police for smoking in public. This became a hot topic among the public and even Ram fans Clarifying on this row, Ram in a statement said he did not smoke during the short break and in fact, it is all part of the shooting. Currently, the title song of 'iSmart Shankar' is being canned at Charminar and while shooting, Ram was smoking. But police caught him and imposed a fine.

Despite knowing that it is all part of shooting, Ram paid the fine as a law abiding citizen.Hope the issue is settled for good, he adds. 'iSmart Shankar' is a directorial of Puri Jagannadh and being produced by Charmme Kaur.

The actor is banking on this mass entertainer to regain his action image after mostly donning lover boy roles.