Naya Kashmir Report
KARACHI: Actor Imran Abbas, one of the country’s most-followed male celebrities with nearly nine million Instagram followers, has responded to recent criticism from fellow actor Babrik Shah.
Babrik Shah, in a lifestyle show on a private TV channel, had made disparaging comments, saying that Imran was “not film material” and that “he does not even look like a man.”
Reacting subtly but firmly, Imran Abbas said he pays little attention to negative remarks and considers them part of the price of success.
“I don’t care about the hate people give me because Allah has been blessing me with all the success, more than I deserve. This hate comes in a package,” the actor said.
He went on to add that those who engage in online trolling or professional jealousy often do so because of their own frustrations.
“Always look at the person who is writing hate comments on social media; he will have an ordinary profile and no achievements in life. It’s his pain that makes him hate. Likewise, professionally, whoever criticizes you is the one who lacks achievements and success and is left behind in the race. That’s why they try to put others down,” Abbas explained.
The Khuda Aur Mohabbat star concluded by saying that instead of responding with anger, he prefers to pray for his critics. “May Allah give them guidance. We can only pray for their guidance,” he said.
Imran Abbas has been part of several popular television dramas, including Noor ul Ain, Koi Chaand Rakh, Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan, Akbari Asghari, and Tumharey Husn Ke Naam. More recently, he was praised for his performances in Ehraam-e-Junoon and Mehshar.
