Naseeruddin Shah responded after Farhan Akhtar called the former's remark on him "distasteful". He said Farhan has the right to be upset, but his statement was somewhat exaggerated. In an old interview, Naseeruddin had criticised Farhan's acting in 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag', saying, "Building up muscles and growing your hair is not exactly working hard on your acting."