The controversy surrounding the song 'Besharam Rang' from Shahrukh Khan's film 'Pathan' is one of the hottest topics of debate in Bollywood. While most of the actors and filmmakers have found it ridiculous that a trivial issue like colour of a bikini could cause such a massive uproar, actor Abhay Deol is not surprised by any of it. In a recent media interaction, he stated that in today's scenario, it is very easy to escalate things out of proportion.

Abhay told India Today, "It is not something unimaginable. If you look at the world today, it is polarised. If you want to make an issue of something, you can easily do it. It is possible. Many people have done it before and will continue to.”

He further added, "We do live in a polarised world. I think social media and technology have made information so fast, and it is also disinformation at so many levels. There is this tendency to reduce things to a headline. There is inconsistency everywhere, whether it be the media or people consuming that media. It is a volatile space, and that is an interesting subject, but do I believe in bans and cancel culture? It is more nuanced than that. I think banning doesn't necessarily make it go away. It (the subject) goes underground."

Abhay concluded by saying around fifty years from now, we might look back and laugh at these trivial issues like boycott culture.