After speaking against Salman Khan in his recent interviews, filmmaker Abhinav Kashyap has now taken a dig at Shah Rukh Khan and said that the superstar should move to Dubai. Abhinav said that Shah Rukh has ‘wrong intentions’ and he doesn’t give anything back to society.
In an interview with Bollywood Thikana, Abhinav spoke about the Khans and said, "This community knows only to take, not to give. They only take, take, and take more. Shah Rukh Khan's Dubai house is called Jannat, while the one here is called Mannat. What does that mean? All your mannatein (prayers) were answered here. He keeps making more prayers. I heard he is building two more floors on his bungalow. So the demands are increasing. But if your jannat (paradise) is there, go live there. What are you doing in India?”
He also mentioned the famous line of Shah Rukh from his 2023 actioner, Jawan and said, “Then he says lines in films like, 'bete ko haath lagaane se pehle baap se baat kar'. What do we talk to these people? They have created their palaces beyond the reach of the common man. What do I care what their net worth is? Do you give me food? Shah Rukh may be a well-spoken person but neeyat uski bhi gadbad hi hai (his intentions are also wrong)."
The clip from the interview quickly went viral on social media with users criticising Abhinav for his comments, which many observed, were “insensitive” and “derogatory”.
Abhinav had earlier shared his experience of working with Salman in his debut directorial, Dabangg (2010). In an interview with Screen, Abhinav called Salman a ‘goon’. “He is more into the power of being a celebrity, but he is not interested in acting. He is a gunda (goon). I was not aware of this before Dabangg. Salman badtameez hai, ganda insaan hai (Salman is ill-mannered, he is a bad person).”
Abhinav is the brother of Anurag Kashyap and has directed one more film after Dabangg, which was the Ranbir Kapoor starrer, Besharam (2013).
