Netflix's Nadaaniyan: Ibrahim Ali Khan admits his 'hype dropped real bad' after debut film: 'They trolled me nonstop, I constantly...'

Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh’s son Ibrahim Ali Khan made his acting debut with Netflix’s Nadaaniyan opposite Khushi Kapoor, which was produced by Karan Johar. While the rom-com was one of the highly anticipated ventures of the year, it garnered severe criticism from the industry as well as on social media for the performances of the leads, along with direction, story and dialogues.

In a recent interview, Ibrahim shared that after the poor response of his debut film, his hype has diminished and also opened up about the ‘nonstop trolling’ coming his way.

“Not too long ago, they were all waiting for my launch, and after Nadaaniyan, the hype has dropped really badly. 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,” Ibrahim told Esquire Magazine.

Admitting that Nadaaniyan was really bad, Khan added, “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.”

Nadaaniyan, which marked the directorial debut of Shauna Gautam, also featured Mahima Chaudhry, Suniel Shetty, Dia Mirza, and Jugal Hansraj.

Ibrahim later featured in Sarzameen alongside Prithviraj Sukumaran and Kajol, which premiered on Jio Hotstar. The movie was directed by Boman Irani’s son, Kayoze Irani. It was produced by Karan Johar, Hiroo Yash Johar, and Apoorva Mehta under the banner of Dharma Productions, in collaboration with Star Studios.