Actor Babil Khan has been in the news since Sunday morning following videos of his allegedly have an emotional breakdown went viral. For the unversed, on Sunday, Babil was seen breaking down in several stories on his Instagram account. In these videos, the ‘Logout’ actor was seen name-dropping the several of his counterparts and talking about the pressures and challenges of being part of Bollywood. Since the video went viral, late actor Irrfan Khan’s son deleted his Instagram handle.
However, he later returned to the photo-sharing app and addressed the ‘extremely misinterupter’ video. While several of the actors he mentioned – such as Raghav Juyal and Ananya Panday, have taken to social media to lend him support, filmmaker Sai Rajesh slammed Khan. Rajesh criticised Khan post the release of a state by his team and family, and even demanded an apology in a now-deleted post. For those wondering, Babil was part of Sai’s remake of his film Baby.
Following Babil Khan posting and deleting the video and then releasing a statement, Sai Rajesh took to his Instagram Stories and shared a lengthy note. Now going viral on Reddit, the filmmaker’s now-deleted story read, “To Babil Khan’s team. Do you really think we’re that naive to just walk away silently? What kind of attitude are we being subjected to? It feels like only those whose names were mentioned in his video deserve respect — and the rest of us are just fools for standing by him all this while?”
Stating that he deserves an apology from Babil, Sai further wrote, “If you’re making them feel valued just because he gave them a shoutout, and ignoring the rest of us — then yes, we do deserve an apology for how things have been handled. I genuinely wanted to stand by him even until an hour ago. But if you’re taking us for granted, that stops here. These sympathy games won’t work on us anymore. A sincere apology is the least you owe us. Say it, and let’s move on.”
Babil Slams Sai
Taking to the comments section on the now-deleted post, Babil Khan posted a bunch of replies. He began by writing, “You really broke my heart. After everything I’ve given to you. @satish_naidu1982 2 years of my life, complete physical atrocity to my body just so I can do justice to his character, I gave him my soul, rejected everything that came in my way for 2 years, anything and everything he needed, for 500 days of my life.”
The ‘Logout’ actor further wrote, “Not to mention, the pain and the suffering I put in my soul, lived in filth just to make sure sir @sairazesh is happy with the character. It’s okay now. I’ll let my work speak. Goodbye. Man, I had bugs in my beard because he needed that in the character. I gave him my laughter while I held back my tears. I slit my f wrist for him.” Babil later deleted his comments and Sai, his post.
Khan’s Family & Team’s Statement
Following Babil’s videos goign viral on social media, the ‘Qala’ actor’s family and team released a clarification statement on Sunday. A part of the release read, “Like anyone else, Babil is allowed to have difficult days — and this was one of them. We want to reassure all his well-wishers that he is safe and will be feeling better soon…That said, a video of Babil has been widely misinterpreted and taken out of context. In the clip, Babil was sincerely acknowledging a few of his peers whom he believes are making meaningful contributions to the evolving landscape of Indian cinema.”
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