MUMBAI: Farhan Akhtar lashes out at trolls attacking his family; ‘Never wrestle with a pig because you will get dirty’

MUMBAI: Farhan Akhtar criticised trolls
for targeting his family. The actor said that if a person has an issue with
him, they should address it with him.

Farhan
Akhtar has lashed out at trolls attacking his family. The actor has said that
if people have a problem with him, they should address the issue directly with
him instead of dragging his family into the picture.

The
actor, who is the son of veteran lyricist and poet Javed
Akhtar, is often seen tackling trolls on Twitter. Earlier this summer,
Farhan Akhtar was seen responding to
several trolls, including one who called him a ‘VIP Brat’ for using a drive-in
vaccination facility.

Speaking
with Bollywood Bubble, Farhan said, “I don’t think anybody would be happy
with their family being attacked on any kind of platform for any reason. At the
end of the day, if you have any issues with me, right or wrong, the issue
should end with me. I don’t feel it has to pass on to anybody else. I am here
for you to be able to talk to. Also, I do feel that if there is any criticism
that has to come your way, when it comes wrapped up in any kind of abuse,
bigotry or prejudice, how can you take that seriously?”

“At the
end of the day, a person revealing how hateful they are, it shows me how ugly
they are. It tells me very little about me but a lot about them. If you want to
have a conversation about something and discuss it and even maybe change my
mind about something, I am more than happy for my thoughts to get changed if
it’s a respectable conversation. There’s a classic saying that ‘Never wrestle
with a pig because you will get dirty but the pig loves it’(laughs) So that’s
what it is,” he added.

Farhan
was last seen in Toofaan. He played a boxer in the film directed by Rakeysh
Omprakash Mehra. He starred alongside Paresh Rawal, Mrunal Thakur, and Hussain
Dalal. Farhan will next appear in Ashutosh Gowariker’s action film.