Overview

• Speaking on the Humans of Cinema YouTube channel, he called the trend irritating, annoying and humiliating for trained actors including Piyush Mishra and himself.
• He argued that rapidly assigned hashtags and nicknames via publicity campaigns devalue sustained craft in acting.
• Social media users speculated he was referring to Rashmika Mandanna, who is popularly called 'National Crush' and has a perfume with that name.
• Coverage noted a reaction from filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who was on the same panel during the discussion.
• Reports also pointed out that Bajpayee’s current release is Jugnuma – The Fable.