Director Nag Ashwin Responds To Arshad Warsi's Criticism For Prabhas in ‘Kalki 2898 AD

Arshad Warsi recently made headlines with his sharp critique of the highly anticipated film Kalki 2898 AD, where he referred to Prabhas, the film's lead actor, as a "joker." His comments have sparked widespread discussion, with fans and industry figures weighing in. Now, the film's director, Nag Ashwin, has addressed Warsi's remarks.

Nag Ashwin Reacts To Arshad Warsi's 'Joker' Comment

On Friday, a fan took to X (formerly Twitter) to share a clip from the sci-fi film featuring Prabhas, captioning it, "This one scene >>>> whole Bollywood… Kalki 2898 AD… Prabhas." The post quickly gained traction, and Nag Ashwin responded with a tweet urging unity within the Indian film industry.

Let's not go backwards..no more north-south or bolly vs tolly..eyes on the bigger picture.. United Indian Film Industry..Arshad saab should have chosen his words better..but it's ok..sending buji toys 4 his kids..il work hard so tweets fdfs that prabhas was the best ever in k2💪

— Nag Ashwin (@nagashwin7) August 24, 2024

Nag Ashwin replied, "Let's not go backwards… no more north-south or bolly vs tolly (Bollywood vs Tollywood)… eyes on the bigger picture… united Indian film industry… Arshad saab (sir) should have chosen his words better… but it's ok… sending Buji toys for his kids… I will work hard so tweets… that Prabhas was the best ever in K2." His response emphasized the need to focus on the bigger picture rather than creating divisions within the industry.

Another X user accused Arshad Warsi of spreading hate, to which Ashwin responded, "Too much hate in the world already bro...we can try not to add to it..I know prabhas garu will also feel the same."

Let's not go backwards..no more north-south or bolly vs tolly..eyes on the bigger picture.. United Indian Film Industry..Arshad saab should have chosen his words better..but it's ok..sending buji toys 4 his kids..il work hard so tweets fdfs that prabhas was the best ever in k2💪

— Nag Ashwin (@nagashwin7) August 24, 2024

Arshad Warsi’s controversial comments were made during an interview with Samdish Bhatia, where he expressed his disappointment with Kalki 2898 AD. Warsi stated, “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). Prabhas, I am really sad but, why was he like a joker?”

Following the interview, Warsi faced significant backlash from Prabhas’ fans, as well as Tollywood actors like Nani and Siddhu, among others. However, the Dasara actor later expressed regret over his choice of words, acknowledging that he could have phrased his criticism more thoughtfully.

The incident has highlighted the sensitive nature of public critiques within the film industry and the importance of constructive dialogue between artists and filmmakers.