Well, Nag Ashwin’s Kalki 2898 AD finally made its digital debut, and the internet has come alive once again—but not entirely in a way the filmmakers were hoping for. With an all-star lineup featuring Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, and Kamal Haasan, the film was expected to be nothing short of a cinematic spectacle. But instead of a chorus of applause, we’ve got ourselves a spicy serving of mixed reactions and.
.. wait for it.
.. a social media showdown with none other than Arshad Warsi at the center.
For those just catching up, Arshad Warsi, known for his no-holds-barred humor, recently dished out some scorching hot takes on Kalki 2898 AD in a podcast with Samdish Bhatia. He didn’t mince words, calling Prabhas’ character Bhairava “like a joker.” Yup, you read that right—a joker.
And now that the film has hit Netflix in Hindi and Prime Video in other languages, it seems the internet is divided on whether Arshad was brutally honest or just plain brutal. One snarky commentator on X (formerly Twitter) wrote, “#Kalki2898AD: The story deserved a better film. Still a lot to like.
Highlights for me were all things 'avatar', hopefully, future parts are more of that & not the discount Hollywood sci-fi scraps. Arshad Warsi is wrong. Jokers are funny, and Prabhas is spectacularly unfunny.
” Ouch. #Kalki2898AD : The story deserved a better film. Still a lot to like.
Highlights for me were all things "avatar", hopefully, future parts are more of that & not th.