Nani says his comment calling out Arshad Warsi’s ‘Prabhas was like a joker in Kalki 2898 AD’ was lost in translation

Over the last couple of days, Bollywood actor Arshad Warsi has been part of the headlines owing to his ‘Prabhas was like a joker’ in Kalki 2898 AD comments. While many netizens reacted to this statement, actor Nani – who has predominantly worked in the Telugu film industry, also commented on it.

The ‘Eega’ actor reacted to the statement and said in Telugu, “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.” While this statement secured him praise from Prabhas’ fans, others slammed him as they found the comment to be an insult to Warsi. Amidst the backlash, Nani has stated that his comment was lost in translation. Read on.

Nani on his Arshad Warsi comment getting lost in translation

During a recent interaction with Mid-day, Nani stated that his comment on Arshad over Prabhas’ role in Kalki 2898 AD was ‘lost in translation’. The ‘Hi Nanna’ actor 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.”

He continued, “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.”

“Actors need to be extra careful”

While calling Arshad Warsi a ‘good actor,’ Nani says that celebs have to be ‘extra careful with our choice of words’. The ‘Dasara’ said, “Arshad Warsi ji 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, him and me, both are victims…”

He further stated, “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.”

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