India, March 18 -- Ibrahim Ali Khan made his Bollywood debut with the Karan Johar-backed Nadaaniyan alongside Khushi Kapoor. However, their acting skills and dialogue delivery in the film made them a target for trolls. In an interview with ETimes, filmmaker Hansal Mehta defended the star kids and described the comments about them as being "in terrible taste."

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When asked about his views on criticism of Nadaaniyan and the audience's perception of the star kids, the filmmaker said, "I do feel that people are being very harsh and unfair. What is sad is that, have we checked for the preparedness of these children be...