Adil Hussain hits back with facts at Sandeep Reddy Vanga's claim, asks 'Is Ang Lee less famous than him?'

The war of words between filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga and actor Adil Hussain doesn't seem to be cooling down anytime soon. After the Animal filmmaker lashed out at him and even said that he would replace him with AI in Kabir Singh, the Life Of Pi actor was asked to comment on the same. When asked if he agreed with Vanga that a small role in his film made him popular, the actor challenged his claim.?

Adil Hussain hits back at Sandeep Reddy Vanga

Setting the record straight, Hussain said that he never commented against the director and that he would continue to criticise misogyny and violence in movies. Challenging Vanga's claim, he told India Today NE, "How do I respond to that? Is Ang Lee less famous than him? Is Mira Nair less famous? Ang Lee was an Oscar-winner before Life of Pi".?For the unversed, Adil has worked with both the filmmakers he mentioned.?

All about Adil Hussain - Sandeep Reddy Vanga controversy

It all started after Hussian who played the role of medical college dean in the Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani starrrer movie said that he regrets doing Kabir Singh and was embarrassed after watching it because of the misogyny it portrayed. Reacting to his statement, the director of the film Vanga took to Twitter to slam him and promise him that he would get his face replaced using Artificial Intelligence (AI).?

"Ur 'belief' in 30 art films didn't get as much fame to u as ur 'regret' of 1 BLOCKBUSTER film did.?I regret casting u,knwing that ur greed is bigger than ur passion. NOW I'll save U from the shame by replacing Ur face with AI help Now smile properly (sic)," he wrote. Sandeep Reddy Vanga was trolled massively after his tweet while Adil Hussain remained unfazed and said that he stands by what he said.

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