Farhan Akhtar reacted to Naseeruddin Shah's old comments, in which he said, "I don’t care about Farhan Akhtar, I don’t watch his films." Terming his public criticism "distasteful", he said he could've called him and suggested the areas of improvement, as the veteran actor has known him since childhood. "If you want me to improve...then there's...way of communicating," Farhan said.