Entertainment · Indian Cinema · 21 hrs ago
Babil Khan says he has learned to handle emotional hurt
Actor Babil Khan says he will keep being himself despite facing criticism for it.
In a podcast interview, he said he still feels hurt when people dislike or criticise him, but the hurt has less power over him now.
The comments follow a viral video in which he broke down and called Bollywood the “fakest” industry; his team said he was going through a difficult phase.
After taking a break of more than a year, Khan said he has worked on understanding his emotions rather than letting them overwhelm him.
He credited discipline with helping him recover his footing, saying regular routines helped build his self-belief.
He says people mistake his vulnerability for weakness, but he believes he can endure difficult experiences.
Babil Khan says he has learned to understand and detach from emotional hurt caused by criticism.
The actor says negative comments still hurt, but their impact has diminished and he does not intend to change himself to meet others’ expectations.
In a podcast conversation with Rachit Singh, he also said people mistake his emotional vulnerability for an inability to endure hardship.
His emotional public appearances have drawn online criticism, including accusations that he was fake or pretentious.
- Who
- Actor Babil Khan.
- What
- He said he has learned to handle emotional hurt and criticism better while remaining himself.
- When
- He spoke in a recent conversation published on November 12, 2026.
- Where
- On the podcast In The Chair With Rachit.
- Why
- He was discussing online criticism of his emotional behaviour and how he has learned to manage the hurt.
Social media critics
Babil Khan
His public behaviour
Social media critics
Some viewers called his emotional reactions fake, pretentious or overacting.
Babil Khan
He said he is being himself and will not change to meet public expectations.
Emotional vulnerability
Social media critics
Some people mistake his sensitivity for an inability to endure hardship.
Babil Khan
Khan said he can endure difficult situations and has learned to process hurt and move forward.
A video of Khan repeatedly apologising to a woman after accidentally entering her photograph at an event circulated on social media.
A video of Khan breaking down while discussing Bollywood surfaced online, prompting criticism and a clarification from his team.
Reports published comments from Khan’s recent conversation with Rachit Singh about handling hurt and online criticism.
- Actor
- Babil Khan
- Podcast
- In The Chair With Rachit
- Podcast host
- Rachit Singh
- Earlier viral incident
- A 2024 video showed Khan apologising to a woman after accidentally entering her photograph.
- Later viral video
- May 2025; Khan was shown breaking down while discussing Bollywood.
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What people are saying
I will be myself. I have faced a lot for being myself, but finally I don’t care. It still hurts, but that power of hurt is very little.
I am respectfully unapologetic about being who I am. I will be myself and I have faced a lot for being myself. And I feel like finally I don’t care.
They think I don’t have the energy to endure,
The power of that hurt has reduced,