A recent podcast clip of Arshad Warsi has gone viral in which the iconic Bollywood actor slams the makers of Kalki 2898 and criticizes the filmmakers for making Prabhas look like a Joker. Many in the industry have slammed Warsi while netizens were quick to show their support. In the wake of this controversy, Allu Arjun’s clip comments about Hrithik Roshan have gone viral in which he says ‘Roshan is nothing in front of Prabhas.’
There is no lying that there is a stark contrast between the quality of films produced in Bollywood and South Indian Cinema. For a while now, South Indian cinema has dominated the Indian filmmaking scene not only at the box office but also in character. The ongoing debate between Bollywood and South Indian cinema has further intensified in the past two weeks after a podcast clip of Arshad Warsi from Samdish Bhati’s podcast, Unfiltered by Samdish went viral.
In the clip, Warsi gave his honest opinions on Kalki 2898 AD. While he praised Amitabh Bachchan‘s character, he said this about Prabhas, “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 aata (What have you made of it? Why do they do such things I never understand).”
While many Prabhas fans were quick to bash Warsi for his comments, others agreed with the actor. For the majority of the film, Prabhas‘ character felt lost, the action scenes were too stretched, and the comedy felt forced. It wasn’t until the end of the film that we got to see Prabhas as Karna from Mahabharat that the film picked pace.
Nani Slams Warsi’s Comments But Later Issues An Apology
Telegu star Nani was quick to bash actor Arshad Warsi‘s critique of Prabhas’ character arc in Kalki. During a press conference, Nani said that Warsi was getting “most publicity” than he has ever received in his life from this comment. He later backtracked his statement a few days later and said, ” Definitely, my choice of words was also poor.” This was after he was criticized heavily online.
Netizens Unearth Old SS Rajamouli and Allu Arjun Clips Where They Compare Hrithik Roshan To Prabhas
In light of this discourse, an old clip of RRR director SS Rajamouli went viral where he said, “When Dhoom 2 released in Hindi, I felt sad that why Bollywood is getting good quality. Why don’t we have heroes like Hrithik Roshan? And today, after watching the song and poster of Billa, and now we watched the trailer, now I want to say that Hrithik Roshan is nothing compared to Prabhas. Telegu cinema has become far better than Bollywood. And now we are equal to English films.”
Backing Rajamouli’s statement, Allu Arjun said, “Prabhas’ looks are extremely good. He does great fights and is number one in all. As Rajamouli said, Hrithik Roshan is nothing in front of Prabhas. That’s True.”
What are your thoughts on this debate?
