The film Nadaaniyan, starring Khushi Kapoor and Ibrahim Ali Khan, debuted on Netflix on March 7. However, the film was not received well by audiences and critics. Many took to social media to criticise the actors’ performances, some of them even trolled them with harsh comments.

Now, director Hansal Mehta has reacted to these criticisms and said that people need to calm down. He also blamed filmmakers for signing actors who probably don’t have the necessary training to deliver good performances.

In a recent interview with ETimes Hansal Mehta said that the kind of comments that people are passing are in “terrible taste”. He added that these comments must be “traumatising” for the young actors. The Buckingham Murders director backed the young stars, and said that at some point, their parents too had awkward debuts.

But they were spared because social media didn’t exist back then. Ibrahim is the son of actors Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh, while Khushi is the daughter of late actor Sridevi and producer Boney Kapoor.

Hansal also shared that people who are commissioning a film should check for the preparedness of the actors and their crew. “You cannot just assume that somebody will be good because they come from a certain lineage,” he said said, adding that this practice is unfair and actors should be chosen based on their preparedness for the film they are cast for.

He also blamed the people who work as advisors for these young actors. Recalling when he approached one such actor for a film, the filmmaker said that their advisors believed they should do something conventional, and make a high-speed entry with a film with populist music.

The filmmaker said that these advisors expect the same ‘launch’ that Kumar Gaurav, Sunny Deol, Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff got. “The current problem is that they have advisors who are not living in the times that we are in.”

Hansal suggested these star kids should focus on getting respect with their work than wanting to be launched by a big banner or having a “big daddy” to guide them. Hansal shared that he has spent a lot of time with star kids, and has enjoyed speaking with them.

However, he shared his disappointment in how their ideas don’t translate in the choices they make. “They are trained to perform for paps more than movie cameras,” he said Nadaaniyan marked Khushi’s third film after The Archies and Loveyapa. Meanwhile, Ibrahim Ali Khan marked his debut with the Netflix film.

Source: indianexpress