India, July 17 -- Actor Ali Fazal recently made his debut in Tamil cinema with Mani Ratnam's Thug Life. The film, which stars Kamal Haasan in the lead role, failed to make a mark at the box office. Now, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, Ali revealed that he faced flak for being part of the film.

Ali spoke about doing the "very tiny role" in Thug Life and said, "I got a lot of flak for it. I haven't watched it. A lot of people are asking me why I did it. I honestly just did it because of my love for Mani sir's world. It didn't work at the box office, as I understand. A lot of people have been messaging me, friends and fans, asking me why I would do something like this. To them I'm saying... that it's okay."

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