Bollywood actor Arshad Warsi recently made controversial comments about Prabhas during an interview on a YouTube channel. While discussing Prabhas’s role in Kalki 2898 AD, Arshad said, “Prabhas, I am really sad, why was he… he was like a joker?” This remark upset Prabhas fans and members of the Telugu film industry.
Actors Nani and Sudheer Babu criticized Arshad’s comments, while Kalki director Nag Ashwin shared on X (formerly Twitter) that Arshad could have chosen his words more carefully. He also said he would work hard to ensure fans praise Prabhas in Kalki 2.
When asked about the backlash at the IIFA event, Arshad clarified that he was talking about the character, not Prabhas as a person. He praised Prabhas, calling him a brilliant actor and stating that the audience feels disappointed when talented actors are given poorly written characters.