Journalist turned actor Saurabh Dwivedi trolled: Seeing bad acting in the very first film, people said – ‘Respect for Arjun Kapoor has increased…’

Saurabh Dwivedi Trolling:The film Kartavya, released on Netflix, is in the news these days on social media. Saif Ali Khan starrer this film is getting mixed response from the audience and critics. The special thing about the film is that famous journalist Saurabh Dwivedi has made his acting debut in it. However, his performance could not impress the audience much and he is being trolled heavily on social media.

Reactions went viral on social media
After watching the film, many users on X (formerly Twitter) gave strong reactions to Saurabh Dwivedi’s acting. One user wrote, “After seeing a strong villain like Amrish Puri, now seeing Saurabh Dwivedi in the role of a villain seems to be a big downgrade of Bollywood.”

Saurabh Dwivedi was a bad Journalist.

Now he became Actor.

He acted so bad, now people are saying he was better off as a Journalist.

His acting was so poor that they cut his Climax scene😭

Even KRK could probably act better than him 😹 pic.twitter.com/AGTBYCsNq8

— Amit Kumar Sindhi (@AMIT_GUJJU) May 16, 2026

While another user compared his acting to anchoring, he said that it seemed as if he was hosting a show and not playing a character in a film.

After leaving journalism, Saurabh Dwivedi has set out to end direct journalism.

it was spilled on the journalist pic.twitter.com/teCpPxf3yB

— 𝗔𝗸𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝘆𝗮𝗱𝗮𝘃 (@AkashYadav_02) May 16, 2026

Journalist Saurabh Dwivedi left journalism and moved to Bollywood.

He thought that by going into Bollywood, he would become a very big superstar.

But now his movie has released, and in it he looks like a copy of South Indian actor Brahmanandam.

Even Saurabh Dwivedi’s dialogue… pic.twitter.com/ecdxhxwomc

— Saffron Chargers (@SaffronChargers) May 16, 2026

People said- ‘Respect for Arjun Kapoor has increased’
Some social media users also brought the name of actor Arjun Kapoor into discussion in a humorous manner. Many people wrote that after watching Saurabh Dwivedi’s acting, the respect for Arjun Kapoor has increased further.

I have now immense respect for Arjun Kapoor after watching Saurabh Dwivedi in #Kartavya . @arjunk26 @saurabhtop pic.twitter.com/AXZtXUY8Lq

— P. M (@Aap_Ka_Mittal) May 16, 2026

These comments are becoming increasingly viral and there is a flood of memes on the internet.

🚨 Saurabh Dwivedi failed to impress public on his debut film Kartavya

Why he can’t stop laughing he got such a serious rolepic.twitter.com/6vWrnAQuND

— Advocate Aman (@AdvAmanLive) May 16, 2026

Saurabh Dwivedi told how he got the role
Before the release of the film, Saurabh Dwivedi had shared a long post on Instagram explaining how he got this film. He wrote that about three and a half years ago, director Pulkit had messaged him and wanted to talk about a role.

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A post shared by Saurabh Dwivedi (@saurabhtop)

Saurabh told that he had clearly told the director that he had never done theater nor participated in any play. Despite this, the filmmaker decided to cast him after watching his interview.

The film is made under the production of Shahrukh Khan
The film Kartavya has been made under the banner of Shahrukh Khan’s production house. However, after the release, there is a continuous debate on social media regarding the film.