Indian actor Arshad Warsi recently found himself in the middle of a minor controversy after receiving criticism from fans following his statement about Prabhas’ character Kalki in 2898 AD. In an exclusive conversation with India Today Digital, Arshad said that at first he was surprised by the negativity, but now he is fine with it.

Arshad talked about the downside of stardom and the negativity that comes with it. He shared that this was the first time he found himself on the wrong side of it. The Banda Singh Choudhary actor said, “Honestly, it’s fine. Everyone has their own point of view. Also, this is a democratic country and everyone is allowed to speak. If you are a positive person, then something Even the negative doesn’t bother you. However, we have been in a place where stones are thrown, so it doesn’t bother me anymore.

After the controversy, many people noticed that the actor had turned off his comments section on social media, denying this, Arshad laughed and said that he doesn’t even know how to do that. When asked if the incident had made him cautious about what he says in public, the actor shared, “Absolutely, I have decided that I will love every film I see. I will love every actor throughout my life. Would love to (laughs).”

Arshad Warsi, while talking to YouTuber Samdish Bhatia, had told how Prabhas’ character was made like ‘Joker’ in Kalki 2898 AD. “Prabhas, I’m really sad, why was he… he was like a clown. Why? I want to see a Mad Max. I want to see Mel Gibson in there.” What did you do to him, friend? Why do you do this? I don’t understand (What have you made of it? Why do they do such things? I can never understand),” he said, praising Amitabh Bachchan’s performance in the film.

The Munna Bhai MBBS actor further said that many people felt that he had created a controversy to promote his next film. Arshad said, “There are times when random people, just for the sake of creating content, create a lot of such controversies. When this happened, many people thought that I said this because Banda Singh was releasing. But I There was no idea when the film would come out Arshad concluded, you can never plan for controversies or its consequences.

Arshad Warsi-starrer Banda Singh Chaudhary is set to release on October 25.