In a recent interview, acclaimed actor Faysal Quraishi addressed the controversy surrounding his mother Afshan Quraishi’s statement. The controversy stemmed from an old interview given by the senior actress, which was edited and circulated widely. In the viral clip, she mentioned that while her prayers for her son’s success were answered, she regretted not praying for him to be a good son and a good human being. She also touched on the issue of children leaving their parents in old age homes.

As per Faysal, people on social media platforms like Instagram and YouTube twisted his mother’s words to create unnecessary drama. He criticised the tendency of social media users to focus on negative aspects rather than positive ones. “If I speak generally about social media, be it YouTube or Instagram, people need clicks. They need ‘likes’ and traffic. Anything positive is far less likely to garner such attention. People are more attracted to negative things.” Despite the unwarranted buzz, Faysal advised his mother not to issue any clarification. Instead, he took the incident in stride, highlighting the power of social media to distort reality for attention and clicks.