Netflix released Kartavya starring Saif Ali Khan on May 15. While the film has received largely positive reactions on X, journalist-turned-actor Saurabh Dwivedi has found himself at the centre of online criticism over his performance. Several X users mocked his acting, calling it “bland” and comparing his dialogue delivery to someone reading out a news script. “Saurabh Dwivedi was a bad journalist. Now he became actor. He acted so badly that 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,” one user wrote.— AMIT_GUJJU (@AMIT_GUJJU) Another user commented that he “acted in such a way that now people are saying — bro, for the love of God, please spare acting from now on.” A third wrote, “Saurabh Dwivedi’s dialogue delivery in the movie feels very average.”— SaffronChargers (@SaffronChargers) All about Kartavya In Kartavya, Saif Ali Khan plays Pawan, an honest police officer posted in the village of Jhamli. The story begins after a journalist investigating a child abuse racket linked to a spiritual cult is murdered. Suspicion falls on Anand Shri, played by Saurabh Dwivedi, while a teenager connected to the case mysteriously disappears. Alongside the investigation, Pawan also faces tensions within his family after his brother elopes with a girl from another caste. The film has a runtime of around 147 minutes and is currently streaming on Netflix.