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Ibrahim Ali Khan has called Nadaaniyan ‘a really bad film’, and admitted that he may have rushed into the project. He also shared that he constantly feels bad about the trolling.
Ibrahim Ali Khan admits he may have rushed into his acting debut project Nadaaniyan
Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh’s son Ibrahim Ali Khan made his acting debut with the film ‘Nadaaniyan’, co-starring Khushi Kapoor. Directed by debutant Shauna Gautam, the film tanked and faced heavy trolling and backlash after its Netflix release. Now, in a recent interview with Esquire India, Ibrahim Ali Khan has openly admitted that it was a ‘really bad film’, and went on to share how the brutal trolling affected him. He said that if he delivers a blockbuster in the future, he wants audiences to go equally wild with praise, as they were with the trolling.
Ibrahim Ali Khan Calls Nadaaniyan A ‘Really Bad Film’
While speaking about his debut film Nadaaniyan’s failure, Ibrahim Ali Khan told Esquire India, “Not too long ago, they were all waiting for my launch, and after Nadaaniyan, the hype has dropped real bad. They’ve trolled me nonstop. ‘He won’t be able to do it only’. It’s a massive low… and I constantly feel bad about it.” He then acknowledged that it was indeed a bad film. “I’m just gonna go on record and say that it was a really bad film,” he said.
Ibrahim Ali Khan On Facing Non-Stop Trolling
He further went on to share how the trolling took a toll on him. “It was really bad. It became a sort of culture to, ‘Oh, let’s troll that film’. There were people who were trolling it just because they heard that some other person was trolling it. That’s uncalled for, but if I now give a blockbuster in the future, I want the same kind of response. They should go mad after me,” said Ibrahim.
Ibrahim further added that while he did not necessarily take his chance for granted, he stepped into the film industry with a ‘Ho jaayega’ attitude. He said that he was working very hard, and still is, but feels he may have rushed into his debut project. “Of course, I was working very hard—like I’m still working hard on my speech issue. But in a way, I feel I must have rushed into that movie. I was 21 when I began shooting for it—others around me are doing it at 26, 27, 28—and I now think I could have been more mindful of the scale of what was going to happen,” he said.
Nadaaniyan marked Shauna Gautam’s directorial debut, while Ibrahim’s second project, Sarzameen, was also the debut for director Kayoze Irani, son of Boman Irani. Up next, Ibrahim will make his theatrical debut with ‘Diler’, a sports drama directed by Kunal Deshmukh.
October 19, 2025, 21:09 IST
