Netizens echo Arshad Warsi’s honest take on Prabhas’ Bhairava after Kalki 2898 AD hits OTT platforms: ‘Arshad was right, Prabhas was unbearable’

Director Nag Ashwin‘s sci-fi epic, Kalki 2898 AD, featuring a star-studded cast including Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, and Kamal Haasan, was recently released on Netflix in Hindi and on Prime Video in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada. As the film made its way to digital platforms, audiences quickly took to social media to share their thoughts, with many rallying behind Arshad Warsi‘s honest take on Prabhas‘ performance in the film.
Since its OTT debut, Kalki 2898 AD has sparked diverse opinions. Some viewers appreciated the film’s standout moments, while others resonated with Arshad Warsi’s recent comments about Prabhas’ portrayal of the character Bhairava.
One Twitter user remarked, “#ArshadWarsi didn’t say anything wrong here. He didn’t like the character Prabhas was playing, and one should be critical about that. Prabhas was literally a joker in #Kalki to be honest, he had all the cringy scenes in the film.”

Another echoed the sentiment, stating, “#ArshadWarsi is right about Prabhas’s film Kalki and Prabhas’s acting. Kalki’s film feels like it’s made for children, and Prabhas’s acting is similar. But what #Nani said is also relatable.”

Fans of Arshad Warsi also chimed in, with one commenting, “#ArshadWarsi praised the south industry and Kalki in the same interview. He said #Prabhas’s character behaves like a joker, not targeting Prabhas personally. Some Prabhas fans took that the wrong way, I think.”

Another user didn’t hold back, writing, “Arshad Warsi said nothing wrong. He said Prabhas was presented as a joker, but I will say Prabhas himself is a joker. He was unbearable in the first half of #Kalki2898AD, and that’s a fact. Arshad Warsi Forever!”

A different perspective was shared by another user, “I don’t find anything wrong with what @ArshadWarsi said about #Kalki2898AD and #Prabhas. In the first half of the movie, Prabhas was so cringe, even his fans criticized that. In the whole movie, they really showed Prabhas as a joker, but the ending was very nice with Prabhas. #ArshadWarsi.”

In a recent podcast with Samdish Bhatia, Arshad Warsi offered a blunt assessment of Kalki 2898 AD. He shared, “Maine Kalki dekhi, mujhe toh nhi acchi lagi. Mujhe bahut takleef hoti hai jab (I watched Kalki. Didn’t like it. It hurts me when)… Amit ji was (mind-blown sounds) unbelievable. I can’t understand that man. I swear if we got the power he has, life ban jaae (our lives would be set). He’s unreal.”

Arshad also expressed disappointment in Prabhas’ role, adding, “Prabhas, I am really sad, why was he… he was like a joker. Why? I want to see a Mad Max. I want to see Mel Gibson over there. Tumne usko kya bana dia yaar. Kyu karte ho aisa mujhe nahi samajh mein aata (What have you made of it? Why do they do such things I never understand).”

Actors Sudheer Babu, Siddhu Jonnalagadda, and Nani have since called out Arshad Warsi for his comparison of Prabhas to a ‘joker’ in the film, fueling further debate online.