Director Nag Ashwin Responds to Arshad Warsi's 'Joker' Comment on Prabhas' Role in 'Kalki 2898 AD'

'Kalki 2898 AD' director Nag Ashwin reacts to Arshad Warsi's comment on Prabhas

'Kalki 2898 AD' director Nag Ashwin took to social media to react to netizens fighting between Telugu and Bollywood after Arshad Warsi's comment on Prabhas blew up If you are not living under a rock, you must have heard about Arshad Warsi's take on the recently released film 'Kalki 2898 AD' directed by Nag Ashwin. The 'Munnabhai' actor in a recent interview said that Prabhas looked like a joker in the film which drew a lot of criticism from fans of the Telugu star and also other celebs from the Telugu industry. Now, 'Kalki 2898 AD' director Nag Ashwin has reacted to Warsi's comment against the film and Prabhas. ADVERTISEMENT Nag Ashwin was responding to a netizen who was comparing Arshad Warsi's previous characters to Telugu cinema's stars and showing the latter in a rather unflattering light. Reacting to it, he wrote, "Who are you man? Why so much hate? And spreading division? We are all in this together...Chill... Can I send u a bujji toy? (sic)" Bujji is the AI assistant to Prabhas' Bhairavaa, and was voiced by Keerthy Suresh in the film. Responding to another tweet where the user was praising 'Kalki 2898 AD' and comparing it with Bollywood, Nag said, "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". For those unversed, talking to Samdish Bhatia, Arshad Warsi shared his take on 'Kalki 2898 AD'. "I am really sad. Prabhas was like a joker. I want to see a Mad Max. I want to see Mel Gibson over there. Tumne usko kya bana dia yaar. Kyu karte ho aisa? Mujhe nahin samajh mein aata (What have you made of it? Why do they do such things? I never understand)," he said. Telugu superstar Nani also made noise after he gave a strong reaction to Warsi's comment when he said that it is the most publicity the actor got in his life. However, later in an interview with Mid-day, Nani said that his statement was lost in translation and said that his choice of words was also poor.

Arshad Warsi's 'joker' comment on Prabhas' role in 'Kalki 2898 AD'; Director Nag Ashwin reacts

A few days ago, Bollywood actor Arshad Warsi shared his views on the recently released Kalki 2898 ADand called Prabhas' character a 'joker'. The clip went viral and after several industry insiders reacted to it, the film's director Nag Ashwin finally broke his silence regarding the issue. Nag Ashwin: Part two of 'Kalki 2898 AD' will be bigger with Kamal Haasan, as Yaskin, stepping out of his 'vimanam' Replying to a tweet from a fan who had shared a clip from Kalki 2898 AD and mentioned that the particular scene is greater than the whole of Bollywood, Nag asked fans to not segregate the film industries as north and south and not to make it a Bollywood versus Telugu film industry issue. The director, who pointed out that Arshad should have chosen his words better, also mentioned that he's sending Bujji (the companion AI droid from the film) toys to the actor's children. Nag also added that he will work hard to make sure Arshad feels Prabhas has done a good job in the upcoming sequel for Kalki 2898 AD. Santhosh Narayanan interview: On the music of 'Kalki 2898 AD' and understanding Nag Ashwin's vision Replying to another tweet, the filmmaker mentioned that there's too much hate in the world and we should try not to add to it which is something Prabhas will also agree with. In a podcast interaction, Arshad said he was "sad" that Prabhas was made to look like a joker in the sci-fi film. "Amit ji (Amitabh Bachchan) was unbelievable. Prabhas, I am really sad, why was he... he was like a joker. Why? I want to see a Mad Max. I want to see Mel Gibson over there. Tumne usko kya bana diya yaar. Kyu karte hain aisa mujhe nahin samajh mein aata (What did you make him? Why do they do such things?)" Arshad had said. Unsurprisingly, the comment was met with a backlash on social media from fans. Actors Siddhu Jonnalagadda, Nani and Sudheer Babu, and director Ajay Bhupathi called out Arshad for his comment and Vishnu Manchu, president of MAA, wrote a letter to Poonam Dhillon, president of CINETAA, condemning Arshad's statement. Nitin Zihani Choudhary on 'Kalki 2898 AD': We designed guns with no trigger or barrel; it was like trying to reinvent the wheel With an ensemble cast that includes Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Deepika Padukone and Disha Patani, Kalki 2898 AD was released on June 27 to much fanfare on thousands of screens across the world. The film which recorded astounding pre-release ticket sales released in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and other languages. worldwide. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, Kalki 2898 AD features Amitabh Bachchan as the immortal Ashwatthama and Prabhas as Bhairava, a bounty hunter. Kamal Haasan plays the role of Supreme Yaskin while Deepika Padukone plays the role of Sumathi. Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Nag Ashwin's 'Kalki 2898 AD' crosses ₹1,100-crore mark globally With cinematography by Djordje Stojiljkovic and music by Santhosh Narayanan, the film's editing is by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao. The film, produced by Vyjayanthi Movies, completed its 50 days in theatres this Independence Day. Just 16 days post its release, the makers of Kalki 2898 AD announced that it has hit the ₹1000 crore mark worldwide. Read Comments