Overview
- Hooda spoke to Zoom TV on Wednesday and publicly pushed back against a long-running reputation that he is arrogant or difficult on sets.
- He told interviewers that his Haryana, Jat-style directness and a low level of socialising were often misread as aggression, and that assistant directors helped spread ‘Chinese whispers’ that amplified those perceptions.
- Hooda acknowledged one notable fallout with filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma but said they reconciled and are on good terms now.
- He explained that periods spent prioritising horse riding and show jumping over shoots contributed to gaps in his film work and to rumours about his availability and attitude.
- On the work front, Inspector Avinash Season 2 is streaming on JioHotstar and he is reported to appear in the American film Matchbox: The Movie, which is scheduled for release on October 9, 2026.