Kalki 2898 AD on OTT: Nag Ashwin finally reacts to the Arshad-Prabhas controversy amid fan debate

Kalki 2898 AD director Nag Ashwin has finally reacted to the Arshad-Prabhas controversy that has sparked fan debate on social media platforms. A few days ago, Bollywood actor Arshad Warsi said in an interview that he did not like Prabhas' character in the sci-fi film and that the character looked like a joker.

The statement hurt Prabhas fans, and they stared, comparing Arshad's work so far with that of South Indian superstar Prabhas. But the moment Kalki 2898 AD was released on OTT platforms Netflix and Prime Video, a section of the audience also supported Arshad's statement and agreed that they did not like Prabhas' role in the film.

Now reacting to the whole fan debate that is ongoing all over the internet, Kalki 2898 AD director Nag Ashwin has said, "Let's not go backwards..no more north-south or bolly vs tolly..eyes on the bigger picture.. "

Let's not go backwards..no more north-south or bolly vs tolly..eyes on the bigger picture.. United Indian Film Industry..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?

¡ª Nag Ashwin (@nagashwin7) August 24, 2024

By writing this, the director urged the fans not to compare Bollywood with Tollywood and focus on bigger picture with unity. The debate among fans did not stop with the director's tweet; instead, it got worse. Here's what the X user wrote after it:

YT/ Screengrab from Arshad Warsi's latest interview

One X user said Arshad Warsi wouldn't be forgiven for his statement against Prabhas and wrote, "Sir with all due respect Arshad Warsi lost all our respect. We don't hate Bollywood we just hate Arshad Warsi for his recent comments about prabhas.. We are never going to forgive him for what he said Until he publicly Apologizes."

One of the users reacting to the director's tweet wrote, "Sorry Sir, Yeah Arshad Saab's Statement and Words have hurted us a lot, He shouldn't have said that."

Another user wrote, "When they go low, we go high" and answer with success #Kalki2898AD"

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One user even asked Nag to cast Arshad in next part and wrote, "Waiting for #Kalki2, Take Arshad Warsi for a role in Kalki, where he can know the levels of #Prabhas anna!"

Kalki 2898 AD is streaming now:

X/Kalki 2898 AD poster

Kalki 2898 AD, after crossing the Rs 1000 crore milestone during its theatrical run, is now streaming on no OTT platforms other than Netflix and Prime Video. The sci-fi film has a star-studded cast, including Bollywood and Tollywood actors. The film also has a lot of cameos by superstars from the South.

If you wish to watch this film in Hindi, you can stream it on Netflix, and if you can understand other South Indian languages like Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam, the film is available on Prime Video.

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