After Nadaaniyan debacle, Ibrahim Ali Khan gets advice from aunt Soha: ‘Don’t surround yourself with yes-men, work on your craft’ | Bollywood News

Ibrahim Ali Khan and Khushi Kapoor’s film Nadaaniyan received a lot of criticism after its release in March. Apart from the film, the actors were severely critcised for their performances. At one point, producer Karan Johar addressed the criticism and asked people to be a bit more “sensitive” when they spoke about the film. In a recent interview, Soha Ali Khan, who is Ibrahim’s aunt, was asked about the trolls who attacked Ibrahim after the release of his debut film and she said that one needs to develop a thicker skin if they want to be a part of the entertainment industry. She also said that they also need to work on their craft and not surround themselves with yes-men.
“Number one, I think you need to have thick skin when you join this world,” she shared in a chat with Nayandeep Rakshit on his YouTube channel. Soha said that one needs to be able to “digest people’s opinion or then don’t read the comments. But, I feel, like sometimes, it’s important to read the comments because you can’t just work in a vacuum. You have to be receptive to certain critcism and you have to work on your craft and go forward.” Ibrahim is the son of Saif Ali Khan and his first wife Amrita Singh. Soha and Saif are siblings.
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Soha added that there is a “lot of hate in the world” and there are people who celebrate others’ failures and in all of this, “actors become easy targets because we put ourselves out there.” She shared that the only thing that one can do is to “have some kind of armour and not shut yourself out to the world, not surround yourself only with love and people who are gong to say positive things and be like yes-men.” She added that one needs to be open to criticism and work on their craft.
“Be open to criticism, introspect, self criticise, work on your craft but also have a thick skin and don’t let someone’s opinion bring you down. Don’t let your film’s success or failure, perhaps, destroy you in ways but also recognise where you need to work on something and work on your craft and become better,” she said.
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Previously, during the trailer launch of Akaal, Karan Johar said, “These intellectual cinema lovers should have a sensitive side because nobody wants to be kicked. Kicking is violence. It is physical violence. When you are not allowed violence in the real world, even words are equally violent. You should be condemned for being violent.”Story continues below this ad
Ibrahim Ali Khan has already shot for his next film Sarzameen, which also stars Kajol, and is being produced Karan’s Dharma Productions.