Vijay Deverakonda Controversy: Actor Accused of Removing Video, Fans Criticize Move

Popular Telugu cinema actor Vijay Deverakonda hasonce again come into controversy recently. In May 2025, he gave a statement in which he said that Brad Pitt charges 100 times more than him because he works in English films. His statement was criticized a lot and he was trolled a lot on social media. In this episode, digital creator Farhan Balaporia also made a video criticizing this statement of Vijay. But now Farhan claims that his video has been removed because of Vijay Deverakonda.

Farhan Balaporia's allegation (Vijay Deverakonda controversy)

Farhan recently shared a new video on Instagram (Vijay Deverakonda on Instagram), in which he did not directly take Vijay's name, but made it clear through gestures that he is talking about the same actor. In the video, he said, "I cannot take the name, but you can guess. When a lion and a tiger have a child, it is called 'Liger' ( film LIGER)." This gesture was towards Vijay Deverakonda's (Vijay Deverakonda news) Hindi debut vijay deverakonda movie) film 'Liger', which was a huge flop at the box office. After this, Farhan also jokingly said, "I have a friend Arjun (Arjun Reddy movie) who is never ready on time." This quip was related to Vijay's superhit film 'Arjun Reddy'.

What is the real controversy?

Farhan said that he had only disagreed with Vijay's thinking in his video. Vijay said that Hollywood stars charge more fees because of their big budget and English language. To this Farhan argued that foreign language films are superhit even in low budgets, while Vijay's high-budget films have been unsuccessful. Farhan said that by getting the video removed Vijay has shown his insecurity. He wrote in the Instagram caption, "Imagine how insecure one has to be that one cannot even tolerate criticism on the internet."

Reaction on social media

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After Farhan's new video, people on social media immediately guessed that he was talking about Vijay Deverakonda. Many users wrote -

• "What an insecure person."

• "CEO of Pettiness."

• "Looks like he said 'I am a fighter' while removing the video."

When the media sought a response from Vijay Deverakonda's team on this controversy, they refused to give any answer.

Vijay Deverakonda's Career

Vijay achieved success with films like 'Pelli Choopulu', 'Arjun Reddy', and 'Dear Comrade' and became one of the biggest stars of South cinema. But his career has been full of ups and downs after the pandemic.
His recent films

• 'Kushi'

• 'The Family Star'

• 'Kingdom'
  

Did not do well at the box office. Notably, Kingdom earned only ₹82 crores on a budget of ₹130 crores.

FAQs

Question 1. What caused the controversy between Vijay Deverakonda and Farhan Balaporia?
Answer: This controversy started with Vijay's statement in which he said that Hollywood star Brad Pitt charges 100 times more than him because he works in English films. Farhan Balaporia made a video criticizing this statement, which was removed.

Question 2. What is Farhan Balaporia's allegation?
Answer: Farhan alleges that Vijay Deverakonda got his critical video removed, which clearly reflects his insecurity.

Question 3. How did social media users react to this controversy?
Answer: Users trolled Vijay and called him insecure and "CEO of Pettiness". Many people also jokingly made sarcastic comments about his films 'Liger' and 'Arjun Reddy'.

Question 4. What did Vijay Deverakonda's team say on this controversy?
Answer: Vijay Deverakonda's team refused to comment on this matter.

Question 5. How did Vijay Deverakonda's recent films perform at the box office?
Answer: Vijay's recent films likeKushi,The Family StarandKingdomhave been average or flop at the box office. Especially,Kingdomearned only 82 crores on a budget of 130 crores.

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