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]]>During the episode, Farhan responded to a comment calling him a ‘flop hero,’ who only has one hit film that too because it was a biopic on the late athlete Milkha Singh. Responding to which he said, “Iss flop hero ke zariye aapko Milkha ji ki kahani dekhne mil gayi, ussi se main khush hoon.”
Another troll said that Farhan should come out of his ‘Rock On mode’. “It’s like telling Jaggu dada to come out of his ‘Bhidu’ mode, you can’t tell him to do that, that’s who he is,” he replied.
The actor then laughed off a comment criticising his ‘phati hui awaaz’. Farhan was also compared to ‘thousand croaking frogs’
To this he replied, “This is a part of my social service extension. I want people to stay and home and listen to me. Be it the songs of Rock On, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Atrangi Yaari, which I got to do with Mr (Amitabh) Bachchan, all the songs have done well. But, of course, I totally understand that my voice is not a conventional playback singer’s voice. There is a certain quality of work that is associated with playback singing. My skill level or tone is not in that vicinity. So I don’t sing for other people. I absolutely enjoy it, and I am not apologetic about it at all.”
Farhan talked about watching Don as a child. He admitted being a big fan of Amitabh Bachchan. The actor revealed he got scared when he saw Big B in Don. “This is my hero and he is such a vicious, mean, violent person. I told Zoya (sister Zoya Akhtar), that Don is such an amazing film and it would translate so well into today’s time,” he said. The idea of remaking Don was born during the same conversation with Zoya. He mentioned that he wondered how to bring a fresh and new perspective to the film.
Also, Arbaaz gave Farhan a challenge to make up a verse on the spot using ‘shiddat’, ‘mehfooz’ and ‘uns’. While Farhan came up with a few lines, the actor joked he will be disowned by his family. “Iske baad main jaaydaad se bedakhal kiya jaunga,” he said.
In the episode, Farhan said, “I’m inactive these days (on social media), as I needed a detox from social media. There was a time when I had got into a tussle with trollers. But then the thing is, either you get stuck in a never-ending process by responding, or you realise that you have a life beyond social media, and you take an exit.”
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]]>There was a big section of people, like a wave, who trolled celebs. It became trendy to go after celebs because of the kind of brainwashing that happened due to certain media channels. It was a pandemic in its own way. It was fashionable to go after celebs, who are achievers or even ones who aren’t doing much- it was all so disturbing. Some handled it graceful, some lashed out, others were upset and some ignored it. It was unfortunate and taught us a lot, says the actor, who feels sometimes certain things happen to teach us a lesson.
“Last year, taught us the magnitude of social media and how it affects lives. It is no more about posting fun pics, about dining or travel. We are all accountable for whatever we do online. There is a sense of responsibility as well,” shares Khan.
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