Chanchlani, who made his acting debut with a web show, Ekaki, has opened up about the backlash he received after making a fake relationship announcement with Elli AvrRam on Instagram to promote their song, Chandaniya. When the announcement turned into a fake one, netizens criticised them badly. Now, Ashish Chanchlani has reacted to it during an exclusive conversation with Zoom, in which he confessed that he will never do such a promotion strategy again. Ashish also revealed that Elli and he faced a lot of hatred from the netizens. Apart from that, he also mentioned how Elli AvrRam handled the situation maturely and asked him to focus on his work.
Ashish Chanchlani on backlash over fake relationship prank
During an interaction with us, Ashish Chanchlani stated, “I would never do that thing in my life again. I was not expecting the attacks on Elli. It was a very fun prank, and I thought it would become wholesome. It suddenly became very dark for me and Elli. I told Elli, 'Let's can it and aage badhte hai. I will reply to these trolls also if you want'. She specifically told me not to go and just concentrate on the song. That's the energy she gave me.”
While elaborating more about Elli AvrRam’s reaction to the whole hatred, Ashish Chanchlani said, “She just asked me to enjoy this moment. We just ignored it and focused on our work. There are two things that we need to identify: criticism and hatred. Our well-wishers will always criticise us. Just take it. But we can identify hatred on the basis of the comments we get. Once you identify it, just ignore it. I always reply to criticism.” The Chandaniya song received a mixed response from the masses. Coming back to Ashish Chanchlani’s Ekaki, the four episodes of the show are out on YouTube. Stay tuned for more updates!