Girish Karnad passes away: Twitteratis disappointed over 'Tiger Zinda Hai' media reporting

Girish Karnad was a renowned playwright, actor and Jnanpith awardee, who left an indelible mark in the world of literature, theatre and cinema spanning five decades. But some news platforms termed him as "Tiger Zinda Hai actor" and faced huge backlash on social media due to their take on the stalwart.

Twitteratis posted about their disappointment while listing out his achievements.

Reality : Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Rhodes Scholar, Jnana peeta awardee, best playwriting, direction, screenplay, film award. Indian Media : oh that tiger zinda hai actor🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️#GirishKarnad pic.twitter.com/AnLF0jgKn7

— Waseem Ahmed ವಸೀಮ್ ಅಹ್ಮದ್ (@Waseem_Ahmed11) June 10, 2019

Apart from being an actor in Tiger Zinda Hai, he also coincidentally won the Sahitya Academy, Sahitya Natak Academy, Gnanpith, National Award, Filmfare, Padmashri and Padma Bhushan. pic.twitter.com/eM8ixAuVBv

— Srijit Mukherji (@srijitspeaketh) June 10, 2019

His noted work in the field of films includes "Samskara", which was based on a novel by U R Ananthamurthy and "Vamsha Vriksha", based on a Kannada novel by S L Bhyrappa among others. Karnad has also acted in several Kannada and Hindi commercial movies, most recent being 2017's "Tiger Zinda Hai".

He also courted controversies and was a known critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.