Actor Babil Khan opened a can of worms during the weekend, after he had an emotional breakdown and posted a now-deleted video on his social media platform calling out Bollywood and its toxicity. As the video quickly went viral, it left the netizens divided. While a section expressed their concern and worry for his deteriorating mental health, some termed the entire fiasco as a marketing gimmick. As speculations started doing rounds about him being bullied in the Hindi entertainment industry, his team issued an official statement in the matters.
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Even the actor issued a clarification and stated that the names he took in the videos were of the celebs that helped him out a lot. Sharing his team’s official statement, posted on Instagram by actress Kubbra Sait, on his official Instagram story, he mentioned that his video was misinterpreted. He added, “I was trying to show support to Ananya Panday, Shanaya Kapoor, Adarsh Gourav, Arjun Kapoor, Raghav Juyal and Arijit Singh. I genuinely don’t have the energy to indulge more but I do this as responsibility for my peers that I truly admire.”
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As soon as the clarification came out, Ananya, Siddhant, Raghav, Adarsh and others re-shared his statement and extended their heartfelt support in this difficult time. Panday wrote, “Only love and good energy for you Babil, always in ur corner.” The Kill actor wrote, “BABİL is my family and I am always with him no matter what.”
Chaturvedi shared a video of spending quality time with the 26-year-old actor. He also wrote a heartfelt note, slamming media publications and netizens for all the speculations. A part of his note read, “I usually never engage in sh*t written about me and my colleagues, but this one’s personal. So to all the Redditors, Gossip columns and media portals of the internet. Stop.” Replying to Adarsh’s Instagram post, Khan wrote, “Thank you bhai. Aadhi zindagi misunderstanding mein hi guzar jaati hai, lekin asli doston ka saath dil ko shuddh rakkhe, yeh hi iccha hai…”
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On the other hand, Harshvardhan Rane also extended support to the Qala actor. He wrote, “Dear Babil Khan, you’re blessed with God-level genetics in acting; we need you to carry on the legacy! Please just give your best to the craft and after that ‘stay away from the events and after parties’ so as to avoid interaction with irritants. I am not from a film family. I have learned that people won’t treat you badly if you don’t allow them. You need to ‘stand your ground.’ … Also, please ‘stay away from alcohol and any such stuff,’ because to stand tall, you will need strength. Please take care.”
On the work front, Babil Khan was last seen in Logout, which is currently streaming on Zee5. Co-starring Gandharv Dewan and Rasika Dugal, the Amit Golani directorial released on April 18, 2025. The film follows the journey of a popular social media user Pratyush Dua, who mysteriously loses his phone. As a result, his digital life spirals out of control and chaos ensues.
