Kalki 2898 AD Director Nag Ashwin Puts An End To Prabhas vs Arshad Warsi Controversy: Too Much Hate

Kalki 2898 AD Controversy: Recently in a podcast popular Bollywood actor Arshad Warsi compared Prabhas' characterisation in the Nag Ashwin directorial with that of a ‘joker’. His remark severely backfired after social media users as well as industry insiders jumped to support the Baahubali star and condemn the Munna Bhai fame. Days later, director Nag Ashwin broke his silence on the matter and has urged people to not spread more hate.

‘No More North-South or Bolly Vs Tolly’, says director Nag Ashwin

On August 24, Kalki 2898 AD maker Nag Ashwin took to his X (formerly Twitter) account to reply to users' appreciation for the film upon its OTT release on August 22. A particular post shared a screengrab of a still from the film and pitted it against Hindi films claiming that the former is much better. This caught the attention of the filmmaker who sought to stop the divide between the industries. 
 

Replying to the comment, Nag Ashwin wrote, “Let's not go backwards..no more north-south or bolly vs tolly..eyes on the bigger picture.. United Indian Film Industry..” However, he admitted that Arshad Warsi should have chosen his words better better. He added, “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”

Why did Arshad Warsi call Prabhas a ‘joker’?

Talking about Kalki 2898 AD in an interview, Arshad first praised the legendary Amitabh Bachchan, who stars in the film but called Prabhas' characterisation in it "joker-like". This upset many of the Baahubali star's fans. Arshad said, “Maine Kalki dekhi, mujhe toh nhi acchi lagi. Mujhe bahut takleef hoti hai jab hein. Amit ji was (mind-blown sounds) unbelievable. I can't understand that man. I swear if we got the power he has, life ban jaae. He's unreal."
 

He further added, “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 dia yaar. Kyu karte ho aisa mujhe nahi samajh mein aata." The comment has left people divided both online and within industries.