Babil Khan has been in the headlines quite frequently. Recently, a video of him has caused waves on the internet. He had incidentally released a video of him crying on Sunday. In justification of the release, his family has issued a statement mentioning his reason to film and post such content on the public forum.
Statement issued from Babil Khan’s family
Babil’s family asserted that the mention of artists, more importantly his contemporaries was done not because they have bullied him in a way but for their impeccable body of work.
The statement read:
Over the past few years, Babil Khan has earned immense love and appreciation for his work, as well as for his openness about his mental health journey. Like anyone else, Babil is allowed to have difficult days — and this was one of them. We want to reassure all his well-wishers that he is safe and will be feeling better soon.
That said, a video of Babil has been widely misinterpreted and taken out of context.
In the clip, Babil was sincerely acknowledging a few of his peers whom he believes are making meaningful contributions to the evolving landscape of Indian cinema. His mention of artists like Ananya Panday, Shanaya Kapoor, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Raghav Juyal, Adarsh Gourav, Arjun Kapoor, and Arijit Singh came from a place of genuine admiration — for their authenticity, passion, and efforts to restore credibility and heart in the industry.
We respectfully urge media publications and the public to consider the full context of his words rather than drawing conclusions from fragmented video clips.
-Team Babil Khan
About Babil Khan’s viral video
The video was posted on the Sunday morning, wherein the actor tried hard to hold back his tears and said, “What I mean to say is that I just want you guys to know that there are people like Shanaya Kapoor, Ananya Panday, Arjun Kapoor, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Raghav Juyal, Adarsh Gourav and Arijit Singh. There are so many more names. Bollywood is so f*****. Bollywood is so screwed.”
Netizens felt that these are presumably the people who have hurt the actor directly or indirectly on his venture in Bollywood.
