Shabana Azmi takes on Naseeruddin Shah over his opinion on Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag was released last year and featured Farhan Akhtar in the lead role. The film tasted both critical and commercial success. But veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah isn’t highly blown away by Farhan’s acting in the movie and has remarked it as ‘fake’. This has seriously led actress Shabana Azmi to take on his comment as personally, she loved Farhan’s performance in the biopic, inspired from the life of Olympian athlete Milkha Singh.

Azmi said, “Naseer should focus on the quality of his own work. After doing 'Jackpot' he is in no position to pass judgment on any film, let alone one that has deeply moved and inspired Indians and non-Indians across the world.” She added, “Farhan was outstanding in 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'. His performance gave me gooseflesh. He has raised the bar for what actors should demand from themselves while portraying real-life characters. Naseer is entitled to his opinion. But most Indians don't agree with him.”