Adnan Siddiqui and Humayun Saeed respond to Naumaan Ijaz's comments.

Byline: MALIHA REHMAN

Ijaz appeared on Vasay Chaudhry's Insta-live session where he remarked that the other two don't know how to act

Spontaneous celebrity Insta-live sessions are very capable of leading up to controversy, with celebrities making comments that can turn out to be offensive.

Quarantined in their homes, speaking into a cellphone camera rather than in a studio surrounded by people, the very famous tend to get candid. Actor Naumaan Ijaz recently did so and some of his comments raised eyebrows.

In a live session with screenwriter, actor and director Vasay Chaudhry, Naumaan grinned and declared that actor Humayun Saeed needed to learn how to act. 'He is yet to learn it but I hope that he will learn.' Actor Adnan Siddiqui, according to him, was also in the same boat.

Read: Naumaan Ijaz hopes Humayun Saeed and Adnan Siddiqui learn to act soon

Video recordings from the live session promptly went viral with social media criticising Naumaan for making such high-handed comments about his co-actors. Others conjectured that he was probably joking because the session was just a candid talk between friends.

The next day, Naumaan came online in another live session - with designer Munib Nawaz - where he said that he had been joking and Instagrammers had randomly taken a single quote of his and put it out of context.

'These bloggers don't have any business these days because actors generally pay them for their promotion. So they need to stir controversy just in order to run their 'sasti dukaanein' (small businesses),' he said.

An old photo of the trio together.

But regardless of whether Naumaan was joking or not, his fellow actors have their reservations about his comments regarding them.

Actor Humayun Saeed observed, 'If God has blessed you with izzat (respect), then you need to appreciate this and respect others. I have always been very respectful towards everyone and in return, I have received more respect and love than I...