Abubakar Shak fires back at critics of his British accent

Abubakar Shak’s british accent in ‘Khudsar’ has earned him both praise and criticism but he’s not letting the haters get to him.

During an interview with BBC Asian Network’s Haroon Rasheed, he was asked about becoming a viral sensation. “My first scene, in which I asked about my stepmother, went viral. I didn’t want to use words like ‘My foot,’ as those are used by others. All I did was read the script. I wanted to change, but I was unable to do so. I brought it up to the director as well,” he replied.

Abubakar also talked about his accent: “I grew up in England, so my accent’s a mix of geographically a lot of places like Swansea, Cardiff, London, Glasgow, and Manchester.”

When asked about the criticism to his accent, he replied,
“But even if I was putting on some fake Britisher, why is it bothering you so much,” he asked the trolls.

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