India, March 18 -- Filmmaker Karan Johar launched Saif Ali Khan's son, Ibrahim Ali Khan, in Bollywood with his film Nadaaniyan. However, the film received backlash for its cringe-worthy dialogues, and even the cast's performances were criticised. Now, during the trailer launch event of his upcoming production Akaal, the filmmaker addressed the criticism surrounding the film.

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During the event, when asked about Nadaaniyan and the trolling of Ibrahim and Khushi Kapoor, Karan said, "Main bas ye hi kahunga, ek purani film ka alfaaz hai ki kuch toh log kahenge, logon ka kaam hai kehna... chhodo bekaar ki baatein, ...