Mumbai, 14 March

Superstar Salman Khan was roasted on social media after he called filmmaker Kiran Rao's latest film 'Laapataa Ladies' her 'debut as a director'.

Internet users were quick to spot the error with many telling the superstar that Rao made her directorial debut in 2011 with 'Dhobi Ghat', which featured her ex-husband and Salman's close friend Aamir Khan.

On Thursday, Salman deleted the post from his profile and shared a new one that read, "Just saw Kiran Rao's 'Laapataa Ladies'. Wah wah Kiran. I really enjoyed it and so did my father. superb job. Kab kaam karogi mere saath (When will you work with me)."

Set in a fictitious state called Nirmal Pradesh, 'Laapataa Ladies' is a story of two brides Phool and Pushpa, who accidentally get swapped on a train. One is taken away home by the groom, while the other is left stranded at a railway station. Starring Pratibha Ranta, Nitanshi Goel and Sparsh Shrivastav with Ravi Kishan in a pivotal role, the movie released in theatres on 1 March.

The film is based on an award-winning story by Biplab Goswami. Sneha Desai has penned the screenplay and dialogues with Divyanidhi Sharma credited for additional dialogues. It is produced by Rao, Aamir Khan and Jyoti Deshpande.