Arshad Warsi: ‘I’m not a big fan of Pakistani humour, because it’s derogatory’: Arshad Warsi Prabhas breaks silence on ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ troll row and ‘self-censorship’ | Hindi movie news

Arshad Warsi, trolled in 2024 for his ‘joker’ comment on Prabhas’ Kalki 2898 AD look, says he only jokes with close friends and is reserved with strangers. He urged people to be enlightened, called online trolls “faceless” and shared that he practices “self-censorship” by avoiding Pakistani humor and sex comedies out of personal preference.

Back in 2024, Arshad Warsi He found himself at the center of a massive row on social media after commenting on her PrabhasLook at ‘Kalki 2898 AD’, which has led to a wave of trolling from fans of the Telugu superstar. In the context, Arshad commented that Prabhas is like a ‘Joker’ Naga Ashwin The film and its style should have been suggested Mel Gibson Instead Nani later responded that the comment probably earned Arshad the “most publicity” of his career, a comment that drew criticism from a section of the Hindi film audience.

Arshad Warsi is only joking with close friends

Now, in a conversation with News18, Arshad shared that he keeps things strictly reserved for his close friends behind closed doors. “I only joke with my friends. To be honest, I don’t joke with anyone else. If I have to joke, I do it with people I know and who are my friends because I know what to say and how much to say. If I don’t know someone, I won’t say anything in front of them because I will have no idea about them. It’s as simple as that,” she says.

Arshad Warsi Why people need to lighten up

But Arshad also says that in today’s world where everything is closely watched by social media, people should learn to laugh at jokes. “As humans, we all need to be enlightened,” he says. He feels this is true in the case of films as well. He remembers Munna Bhai MBBS’s ‘Hakka Noodle’ joke and says that while it may be trolled now, it is not really ‘offensive’. There is nothing objectionable about it. People today might dissect it further but it’s not offensive. We call boys ‘bal ki dukan’ and that’s not offensive either,” he comments. For those who don’t know, Arshad’s character Circuit in ‘Munna Bhai MBBS’ meets a Chinese tourist and jokingly calls him ‘Hakka Noodle’. At the same time, Arshad says that he strongly believes in ‘self-censorship’. “You have to practice it. I, personally, am not a big fan of Pakistani humor, because it is derogatory. Pakistani humor is always a bit insulting – name calling and all. A lot of people like it, but I personally don’t. I’m also not a big fan of sex comedies and that’s my preference. People love it. Everyone has their preferences, but that’s the censorship I practice,” he said.

Arshad Warsi due to being trolled by a faceless man

Earlier, in a conversation with the same publication after facing trolling over his comments on Prabhas, Arshad said, “It’s good to have an opinion but these are faceless people. They are hiding and passing comments because they have nothing better to do. It gives them some self-importance that I have abused that actor. Their comments are random and baseless, not even incomprehensible as ‘a baseless’. And inappropriate.” Anything can be inappropriate. You and I can have a normal conversation over a cup of tea and someone can get bored with the cup. I don’t know what to do about it!”.