‘Ugly piece of sh*t’: Bollywood’s Ibrahim Ali Khan threatens Pakistani fan for reviewing ‘lousy’ debut film

Ibrahim Ali Khan, son of renowned Indian actor Saif Ali Khan, has allegedly threatened and abused a London-based Pakistani fan over the latter’s review of his debut film, Nadaaniyan, which was termed as a “never-ending loop of bad decisions, poor writing and absurd storytelling” by critics.

The 2025 Hindi-language teen romantic comedy, directed by Shauna Gautam and produced by Karan Johar, was released on March 7. However, the film was not very well-received, scoring just 17% on Rotten Tomatoes and a low 3.2/10 on IMDb.

“What a lousy useless terrible film,” wrote user Taimooriqbal12 in his Instagram story, tagging Netflix India and Ibrahim. He went on to suggest Ibrahim got a “nose job” and “learnt some acting” instead of “ruining his father’s reputation”.

“My fast is hurting even more,” added Taimoor in his March 7 post.

On Thursday, the social media user shared a screenshot of the response he had received from Ibrahim over his Instagram story. “Tamur almost like Taimur... almost like my brother’s name. Guess what you don’t have? His face. You ugly piece of trash. Since you can’t keep your words to yourself, don’t bother — they’re irrelevant, just like you,” wrote the actor.

He went on to call Taimoor an “ugly piece of sh*t” and further wrote, “I feel bad for you and your family. And if I see you on the streets one day, I’ll make sure I leave you uglier than you already are, you walking piece of sc*m.”

Taimoor, however, seemed to take the situation rather lightly. “Hahahahahaha, that’s my man! This is the guy I want to see in the movie, not that fake Cornetto mushy cringy human. But hey, yes, that nose job comment was in bad taste,” he said in response to Ibrahim’s message, as per a screenshot of the chat.

“The rest, I totally own up to. Massive fan of your dad. Don’t let him down,” he added.

In conversation with The Current, Taimoor revealed that Ibrahim had blocked him on Instagram following the exchange.

“I don’t feel intimidated or threatened… rather shocked,” the occasional movie critic added, explaining that he was surprised how his “random critique” had caught the debutant’s attention.

Taimoor went on to say that Ibrahim’s reaction could be rooted in the movie’s reception and widespread criticism surrounding nepotism allegations in the Indian film industry. “Maybe he is upset… and that’s fine.”

On criticism surrounding the “nose job” comment, he said it was in bad taste and he would soon be uploading a video apologizing for it.

Neither Ibrahim nor his father Saif Ali Khan, who is rather active on social media, has publicly addressed the controversy.