A news report on the box office collection of his new film Thappad incensed Anubhav Sinha so much that the filmmaker reacted with a barrage of filthy abuses on social media, before apologising for his outburst. According to the trade website koimoi.com, Thappad collected Rs 22.79 crore in its first week, and a web portal reported the film's box office show saying: "Audience gives TIGHT SLAP To #Thappad."

Sinha obviously wasn't pleased with such language and he took to social media to express his ire.