The film, directed by Shauna Gautam and produced by Karan Johar, was termed a “never-ending loop of bad decisions, poor writing and absurd storytelling” by critics.

The teen romantic comedy was released on March 7. However, the film was not very well-received, scoring just 17% on Rotten Tomatoes and a low 3.2/10 on IMDb.

“What a lousy useless terrible film,” wrote user Taimooriqbal12 in his Instagram story, tagging Netflix India and Ibrahim. He suggested Ibrahim got a “nose job” and “learnt some acting” instead of “ruining his father’s reputation”. Taimoor added, “My fast is hurting even more.”

In conversation with The Current, Taimoor revealed that Ibrahim had blocked him on Instagram following the exchange.

Taimoor said, “I don’t feel intimidated or threatened… rather shocked.” He also explaining that he was surprised how his “random critique” had caught the debutant’s attention.

He maintained that Ibrahim’s reaction could be rooted in the movie’s reception and widespread criticism surrounding nepotism allegations in the Indian film industry. “Maybe he is upset… and that’s fine.”

Ibrahim has not publicly addressed the controversy.