Anupam Kher is receiving massive flak for his recent video, in which he indirectly hinted at backing the students’ protests being held at Jantar Mantar but warned of political opportunists who may have other agendas in mind.

What did Anupam Kher said in the video about the students’ protest?

Kher posted a nearly 4-minute video where, although he backed the students for raising their voice against the NEET paper leak, he warned of miscreants and other political opportunists who have agendas other than that of the students.

“Your struggle must remain your own. Do not let it become a platform for someone else’s agenda.” Kher said near the end of the video.

The video has garnered nearly half a million views at the time of writing.

What are the netizens saying about Anupam Kher’s Video where he talked about students Protest?

We looked through the comments made by the netizens, and most of them seem to have taken a jibe at Kher for not taking a full direct stand against the government.

In India, there is a strong perception that Anupam Kher is a pro-BJP and often goes to lengths to ignore the problems of the country which falls under the BJP government.

Many netizens expressed anger that a prominent celebrity like Anupam Kher is speaking so late on the protest movement, which has seen a surge in the last few days.

A few netizens also expressed concern with Kher’s video that while he hinted at backing the students, he didn’t say a word about the police brutality.

Almost every comment on the video till the time of writing this news piece is negative against the actor.

Recent big news about Anupam Kher is that he has joined the cast of Ramayana as Jatayu. The first part of the movie series is expected to be launched in Diwali 2026.