The recently released crime drama ‘Kartavya’, starring Saif Ali KhanIt has largely been well-received on social media, but not all actors have escaped scrutiny. Actor-turned-journalist Saurabh Dwivedi finds himself on the receiving end of harsh criticism online, with X viewers singling out his performance in harsh and often brutal terms.
Netizens review Saurabh Dwivedi’s performance in ‘Kartavya’
Several X users wasted no time in calling out Saurabh Dwivedi’s portrayal of Saif Ali Khan as ‘Kartavya’, with many comparing his interview delivery to a news show rather than a dramatic performance.A user wrote, “Saurabh Dwivedi was a bad journalist. Now he became an actor. He acted so badly that people say he was better as a journalist. His acting was so poor that his climax scene was cut. Even KRK probably could have acted better than him.”Another commented that he “acted in such a way that now people are saying, bro, for the love of God, please stop acting from now on.”A third user was more measured but critical, writing, “Saurabh Dwivedi’s dialogue delivery in the film is very ordinary.” One commenter said, “Just started watching the movie last night, I didn’t read any reviews or anything and his acting just made me so bad. It’s like he’s saying the lines. Arjun Kapoor is 10 times better than this.”
More about ‘Kartavya’
In ‘Kartavya’, Saif Ali Khan plays Pawan, an upright policeman stationed in the village of Jhamli. The story begins when a reporter is killed while investigating child abuse linked to a spiritual cult. Suspicion rests on Anand Shri, the character played by Saurabh Dwivedi, while a teenager connected to the case disappears without a trace. The plot is layered with a family conflict with caste tensions after Pawan’s brother runs away.The film is approximately 147 minutes long and is currently streaming on Netflix.Neither Saurabh Dwivedi nor the makers of “Kartavya” have publicly responded to the criticism at the time of writing.
