Babil Khan, son of the legendary late Irrfan Khan, has triggered shockwaves across Bollywood with a series of now-deleted Instagram Stories on May 4, 2025, as the clips are going viral on social media.
In these videos, we can see an emotionally distraught Babil calling Bollywood “the most fakest, fakest, fakest industry” he’s been a part of, slamming star kids like Ananya Pandey, Arjun Kapoor, and Shanaya Kapoor, along with others like Siddhant Chaturvedi and Adarsh Gourav, for being rude.
He has also deleted his Instagram account, fueling speculation about his mental state.
Many on X have expressed their concern , with users calling the video “heartbreaking” and hoping for Babil’s well-being, fearing this was a mental breakdown.
His raw emotions, tears, and slurred speech, as noted by another X user, suggest he might be drunk or under some influence.
However, others suspect this might be a well-staged publicity stunt for his ZEE5 film Logout, released on April 18, 2025.
The film, a psychological thriller about the collapse of a social media influencer, witnessed a spike in views post the controversy.
His history of oversharing many emotional social media posts, often about his father’s legacy, adds to the doubt about this meltdown being a planned publicity stunt.
Babil’s team has now issued an official statement, saying that he was having a bad day and was in that mood while recording the video clip.
Whether a genuine call for help or a calculated move, this event has gotten his audience eager to see what he will do next.
Looks like #BabilKhan is having massive mental breakdown
All his Instagram posts have been deleted.
Hope he is OK . The video is triggering pic.twitter.com/meE0GVtitT— Redditbollywood (@redditbollywood) May 4, 2025
