Ba***ds of Bollywood: Aryan Khan's debut speech draws harsh trolls; but fans defend him, ‘stop the unnecessary hate'
Aryan Khan's first speech
Standing on stage for the first time, Aryan admitted he was extremely nervous. 'Bohot nervous hu kyunki pehli baar main aap sabke saamne stage par aaya hu. Aur isliye do din aur teen raaton se main ye speech baar baar lagataar practice kiye jaa raha hu,' he said.
He went on to add, 'In fact, main itna nervous hu ki maine teleprompter pe bhi likha diya hai. Just in case yaha ki bijli chale jaaye, main kaagaz ke tukde pe bhi likhke laaya hu. Torch ke saath. Aur agar tab bhi mujhse mistake ho jaaye, to Papa hain na!'
The audience broke into laughter when Shah Rukh Khan was spotted with a copy of Aryan's speech taped to his back, adding to the lighthearted moment. Aryan then sincerely told the crowd, 'Aur agar iss sab ke baad bhi mujhse galti ho jaaye, mujhe please maaf kardena. Ye mera first time hai.'
VIDEO | Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's (@iamsrk) son Aryan, at the launch of his directorial debut web series Bads of Bollywood, says, "I am very nervous because I'm coming in front of you all for the first time. I'm so nervous that I even wrote everything on the teleprompter.… pic.twitter.com/3nVy3xcfqC
Fans react to Aryan's words
Soon after the speech, clips from the event went viral and some observed that the debut director appeared nervous and still needed to polish his public-speaking skills.
A section of social media was quick to criticize. A user shared a Reddit thread saying, 'Ye kya tha? Humble hone aur honest hone ki acting?!' One user commented, 'Why can't star kids speak Hindi anymore?' Another added, 'The whole thing was scripted but he looked nervous compared to others. Also, at points they overdid it, I feel.' Someone else commented, 'He needs more training.'
On the other side, some commenters came forward in his support. One user defended him saying, 'Unnecessary hate. It was a skit and SRK had the script written for him. It's funny how people think he was lip-syncing. SRK was literally standing beside him. His voice is about 70% similar to SRK's but not so identical that you can't tell them apart.'
Another wrote, 'Why do you guys have so much hate for everyone? Do you think only you're real and everyone else is fake? This was literally his first media interaction, of course he was nervous. Please grow up and stop searching for negativity in everything.'
One more user defended him, saying, 'He is a director, he doesn't need stage-speaking skills. No one has ever judged other directors for their stage presence.'
Thanking his mother and the team
While thanking the cast and crew of the series, Aryan also expressed his gratitude to his mother, Gauri Khan. 'I want to thank all those people, without whom it would have been impossible to make this show, the entire team of Netflix, the entire team of Red Chillies, T-Series, and Bhushan Ji, my co-creator, Manav and Bilal, and of course my whole cast and crew,' Aryan said.
He then added a personal note: 'Now, I would like to call my mother (Gauri Khan) on stage for producing this show and, most importantly, for producing me.'
What's in The Ba***ds of Bollywood's preview
The preview of the show opens with a voiceover introducing Lakshya as Aasman Singh in Mumbai, the city of dreams. The story follows his journey after delivering a hit film and falling in love with superstar Arjun Talvar's daughter, played by Sahher Bambba.
The cast also features Bobby Deol, Mona Singh, Manoj Pahwa, Manish Chaudhari, Raghav Juyal, Anya Singh, Vijayant Kohli, and Gautami Kapoor. Big names like Salman Khan, Ranveer Singh, and Karan Johar also make appearances in the teaser.
Release date
Aryan Khan's first directorial, The Ba***ds of Bollywood will premiere on Netflix on September 18.
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