India, Nov. 10 -- In an exclusive chat with HT City, actor Naseeruddin Shah has reacted to Farhan Akhtar calling his past comments "distasteful", saying that his remarks about Farhan's performance in the 2013 film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag were exaggerated by the media.

"He is right but I think my statement has been exaggerated a bit," he tells us. When we ask which bits were exaggerated, the 75-year-old adds, "I don't think you need to be a genius to figure that out! Read both statements."

In 2013, Naseer had stirred controversy with his blunt take on Farhan's performance in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag: "I don't care about Farhan Akhtar, and I don't watch his films. I liked his first film, 'Dil Chahta Hai'. He's a tremendous person and has so many fac...