Actor Sharmila Tagore.
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Nadaaniyan, starring Ibrahim Ali Khan and Khushi Kapoor, premiered on Netflix on March 07, 2025. The romantic drama opened to negative reviews from critics and fans alike. The lead actors were criticised for their performances.
Veteran actor and Ibrahim’s grandmother Sharmila Tagore said she wasn’t impressed with the movie. “Sara (Ali Khan) and Ibrahim are doing a great job. Ibrahim tried his best. He looked so good. But his film wasn’t good,” said Sharmila, indicating at Nadaaniyan, directed by Shauna Gautam.
“We shouldn’t say certain things so openly but to be honest, the movie isn’t great. All said and done, the film has to be good in the end,” Sharmila said in an interview with Anandbazaar Patrika.com
Talking about Sara, Ibrahim’s sister, Sharmila said, “Sara is a gifted actor. She is hard working and is certainly capable of achieving more. She will definitely reach great heights.”
In March, responding to the backlash received by Ibrahim and Khushi, director Hansal Mehta had said that youngsters must be wary of choosing projects, adding that directors must provide necessary training and guidance to rookie actors. Filmmaker Karan Johar, producer of the film, responded to the criticism by saying “intellectual cinema lovers must have a compassionate side.”
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Ibrahim and Khushi were slammed for “poor chemistry” and “lacklustre performances.” The Hindu review of the movie said, “It goes without saying that Ibrahim is a true copy of his father, Saif Ali Khan. An aquiline nose, a firm jawline, and innocence in his eyes are all there to notice, but the boy has yet to befriend the camera and seems to be reading his lines instead of rendering them.”
Published – April 15, 2025 06:57 pm IST
