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Nani calls Arshad Warsi’s comment on Prabhas an “unimportant matter.”
Last week, Arshad Warsi talked about Kalki 2898 AD when he said that he was not impressed by Prabhas’ look in the Nag Ashwin directorial.
Telugu star Nani has expressed disappointment with Arshad Warsi for calling Prabhas a ‘joker’ in Kalki 2898 AD. During a recent press conference of his latest film Saripodhaa Sanivaaram, Nani was asked about Arshad’s comment when he seemingly mocked the latter and called it an “unimportant matter.”
“The person that you’re referring to, this must be the most publicity he has got in his life. You are unnecessarily glorifying an unimportant matter,” Nani said as quoted by Indian Express.
Nani is not the first member of the Telugu film industry who has expressed disappointment with Arshad Warsi’s comment. On Tuesday, actor Sudheer Babu also slammed Arshad Warsi for his comment and called him ‘unprofessional’. “It’s okay to criticize constructively but it’s never okay to bad-mouth. Never expected the absence of professionalism from Arshad Warsi. Prabhas’s stature is too big for comments coming from small minds,” Babu wrote on X.
Before this, director Ajay Bhupathi also expressed his outrage over Arshad Warsi’s comments on Prabhas. He talked about Prabhas’ his contributions to Indian cinema and accused Warsi of being jealous of the Baahubali actor. “#Prabhas is the man who has given everything & will do anything to take Indian Cinema to the world audience, a Pride of our nation. We can see the jealousy on that film, on him in your eyes just because you’ve faded out & no one gives an eye to you. There’s a limit & a way to express our opinion… Seems like you’re the one that you’ve said about him,” he wrote.
Last week, Arshad Warsi appeared on ‘Unfiltered by Samdish’ when he talked about Kalki 2898 AD. Arshad said that while he loved Amitabh Bachchan’s performance as Ashwatthama in the Nag Ashwin directorial, he was not impressed by Prabhas’ look. “I watched Kalki 2898 AD which I didn’t like. Mujhe bahut takleef hoti hai jab… Amit ji was unbelievable! I cannot understand that man. I swear, jitna power unmein hai, thoda sa mil jaaye toh life ban jaaye. He’s unreal,” the Jolly LLB actor said.
“Prabhas, I am really sad but, why was he like a joker? Why? I want to see a Mad Max yaar, I want to see Mel Gibson over there. Tumne usko kya bana diya yaar. Kyun karte hai aisa mujhe nahi samaj mein aata hai (What have you made it. Why do filmmakers do this, I will never understand),” he added.
