Exclusive! Nani addresses his 'publicity' comment against Arshad Warsi

Better late than sorry cautions NaniA day after courting controversy for his comment against Arshad Warsi in context to latters criticism of Prabhas positioning in summer blockbuster Kalki Telugu star Nani says he should have worded his reaction betterOn Wednesday evening the Telugu star began trending online minutes after unveiling the trailer of his upcoming film Suryas Saturday But for a reason he wouldnt have preferred To a journalists question about Warsis controversial opinion about Prabhas turn in Kalki Nani courted a fresh controversy of his own Warsi in a conversation on Unfiltered by Samdish had said Prabhas was a joker in KalkiI am really sad Prabhas was like a joker I want to see a Mad Max I want to see Mel Gibson over thereTumne usko kya bana dia yaar Kyu karte ho aisa Mujhe nahin samajh mein aataWhat have you made of it Why do they do such things I never understandWhile the English translation of Nanis comment made in Telugu is quoted as The person that yoursquore referring to this must be the most publicity he has got in his life You are unnecessarily glorifying an unimportant matter While Nani secured cheers from Prabhas fans he received backlash from a section of Hindi film audience who found his comment an insult to WarsiIn an interview with midday Nani says its a case of lost in translation I saw online when a language is translated into English how it might sound That always happens with social media he beginsTo Nani his reaction was natural courtesy his love for Prabhas But later when he watched the whole video featuring Warsi his perspective was changedI had only heard what he had commented because the cut clips were were all over social media like how mine was everywhere yesterday See its about a very dear person When its about a person you really love you immediately react and say Why are you giving so much importance to an unimportant matter But after seeing a lot of reactions on social media I went back and watched the whole thing in entirety So now I understand it The whole thing has been blown out of proportion through media and social media And even my reaction has been blown out of proportion he saysNani says actors have to exercise caution while making their opinions publicArshad Warsi ji is a very good actor and we all loved him in Munna Bhai not just north or south but the whole of India Its a household movie When we sit with our friends in our homes we can rip films and actors apart But being actors we need to be extra careful with our choice of words So in that way him and me both are victims he sharesIn the age of internet when no comment by a celebrity is too small to react to Nani believes its better if actors own up to their mistakesDefinitely my choice of words was also poor The biggest thing that you can do is accept your regret But what I am also saying is that it sounds so bad when its translated In this situation the journalist was constantly trying to bring that question everywhere and I was trying to say that they are giving it too much importance Someone mentioned their opinion and there was reaction to it thats how it started off One comment from that or this side will be blown out of proportion And if we slipped its high time we took responsibility whether its me or someone else We have to go through this whole phase and only then move on because sometimes emotions are strong and you will react to something and you might feel It was unnecessary why did I react The actor referring to his upcoming release where the character decides to vent his anger only on a day of the week quips Like Suryas Saturday we all need to have that one day when we react and not react the same day so that we can really gauge our words much betterNani also acknowledges that Warsi was entitled to his opinion It was his choice of words that the actor believes could have been alteredAt the end of the day what matters is that Kalki is a 1000 crore film People love it Of course it doesnt mean that you have to like it We all have our opinions and everybody can share it and he Warsihas a right to share it but it can be with better choice of words Also who are we to correct But somebody asked us about our opinion and we reacted to itTowards the end Nani emphasises that social media fanwars arent a reflection of the true sentiment shared between Bollywood and South artistesI have been a big fan or directors and actors here and we have grown up watching their films If you take social media in Telugu cinema itself fans fight with each other Everyday you need a topic for a war Thats how they spend their time morning to evening Thats excitement for them But lets stop taking social media wars seriously When we meet each other we dont think in terns of NorthSouth difference The maximum difference will be between our favourite food your laughs In fact we want to know more about each other Now particularly cinema is celebrated across In 2024 theres Indian cinema and we are all like studios operating from different regions making films in different languages and taking it to the whole of India Theres respect for each other and we express it whenever we get a chance This has increased now Thats why I guess even a small thing triggers more because we didnt have this exchange of love earlier If such things were happening every other day no one would have cared about this one But we have been seeing love for so long so all these words become big news he says Having put the controversy behind him already Nani signs off saying Tomorrow I might bump into Arshad Warsi ji and we might give a hug to each other