Babil Khan deactivates Instagram account as his video calling out Bollywood peers goes viral; netizens hope he's fine

Babil Khan, the son of acclaimed late actor Irrfan Khan, has left fans concerned after a recent video showed him crying heavily and sharing unknown facts about his Bollywood peers. Shortly after the video went viral on the internet, he deactivated his Instagram account.


Babil deteled his Instagram

His handle now shows a “User not found” error, and all of his posts are currently unavailable. Many of his fans took to their X (formerly Twitter) accounts to share screenshots, as they could no longer find his profile.



Babil's viral video

He deleted his account shortly after posting an emotionally charged video on his Instagram Stories. In the video, Babil was seen weeping and criticising the Hindi film industry, openly calling out celebrities including Shanaya Kapoor, Ananya Panday, Arjun Kapoor, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Raghav Juyal, Adarsh Gourav, and singer Arijit Singh. He was heard saying, “Bollywood is so f**ked. Bollywood is so, so rude.”
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Fans widely circulated the video on Reddit and expressed concern about Babil’s mental health. According to Reddit users, the video was removed from Instagram shortly after it was uploaded. One fan reacted, “Did anyone read the poem he posted five days ago on Irrfan’s death anniversary? One line read, ‘soon I’ll be there, with you, not without you’...” Another wrote, “Man, this video broke my heart. I hope he’s okay. This is so concerning…”

As of now, he has not made any public comment regarding his decision to leave Instagram or the sentiments expressed in the video.

Babil was last seen in the OTT film 'Log Out'. Directed by Amit Golani, the movie explores the dark side of digital fame.