Recently, Arshad Warsi criticized Prabhas’ performance in Kalki 2898 AD . saying that he was acting like a ‘joker’ in the movie while praising Amitabh Bachchan’s portrayal of Ashwatthama. This comment by Warsi, which was made on the Unfiltered By Samdish podcast, received strong push backs from personalities in the South industry, like actor Sudheer Babu, director Ajay Bhupathi, and actor Nani.
What Transpired? For those who don’t know, speaking about Kalki 2898 AD , Warsi had said, “Maine Kalki dekhi, mujhe toh nahi achi lagi. Mujhe bahut takleef hoti hai jab..
. Amit Ji was unbelievable. I can’t understand that man.
I swear if we got the power he has, life ban jaye. He’s unreal.” Talking about Prabhas, he then added, “Prabhas, I am really sad, why was he.
.. he was like a joker.
Why? I want to see Mad Max . I want to see Mel Gibson over there. Tumne usko kya bana diya yaar.
Kyu karte ho aisa, mujhe nahi samajh mein aata.” Later, reacting to Warsi’s statement, Nani had said , “The person (Arshad Warsi) that you’re referring to, this must be the most publicity he has got in his life. You are unnecessarily glorifying an unimportant matter.
” A post shared by Arshad Warsi (@arshad_warsi) What Did Nani Say Now? Now, in a new interview with Mid-Day, Nani clarified his comments, saying his choice of words were poor. Nahi said, “I saw online when a language is translated into English, how it might sound. That always happens with social media.
.. I had only heard what he had commented because the cut clips were all over social media, like, how mine was everywhere yesterday.
See, it’s about a very dear person (Prabhas). When it’s about a person you really love, you immediately react and say, ‘Why are you giving so much importance to an unimportant matter?’ But after seeing a lot of reactions on social media, I went back and watched the whole thing in its entirety. So, now I understand it.
The whole thing has been blown out of proportion through media and social media. And even my reaction has been blown out of proportion.” Nani further added that actors have to exercise caution while making their opinions public.
He praised Warsi and said, “Arshad Warsi is a very good actor, and we all loved him in Munna Bhai , not just North or South, but the whole of India. It’s a household movie. When we sit with our friends in our homes, we can rip films and actors apart.
But being actors, we need to be extra careful with our choice of words. So, in that way, he and I are both victims..
. Definitely, my choice of words was also poor. The biggest thing that you can do is accept your regret.
.. Also, who are we to correct? But somebody asked us about our opinion and we reacted to it.
” A post shared by Nani (@nameisnani) In conclusion, Nani acknowledged that Warsi is entitled to his opinion, but his choice of words could have been altered. He said, ‘We all have our opinions,’ and everybody can share it, adding that Warsi ‘Has a right to share it, but it can be with better choice of words.’ See Also: Nani Slams Arshad Warsi For Calling Prabhas A ‘Joker’ In Kalki 2898 AD: ‘Must Be The Most Publicity He Has Got’.
