Actor
R
Madhavan
and
author
Chetan
Bhagat's
recent
Twitter
banter
is
much
like
their
characters
from
the
Netflix
show
Decoupled.
While
Madhavan
plays
India
second
best
selling
author
Arya
Iyer
in
the
show,
Chetan
Bhagat
can
be
seen
playing
himself
as
India's
bestselling
author.
Chetan
who
made
his
acting
debut
with
the
show
questioned
if
anyone
ever
heard
anyone
ever
say
the
movie
is
better
than
the
book?" To
which
Madhavan
said,
"YES!
3
Idiots,"
-
the
film
that
was
based
on
Chetan
Bhagat's
book
Five
Point
Someone.
R
Madhavan
starred
in
the
film
as
one
of
the
leading
roles
of
the
engineering
student,
Farhan.
Chetan
asked
Madhavan
not
to
'try
to
preach
to
the
choir',
when
the
actor
asked
if
he
likes
books
so
much
why
he
acted
in
Decoupled
if
he
was
partial
towards
books.
You’re
flaunting
3
Idiots
to
ME?
Don’t
try
to
preach
to
the
choir,
maybe
you
should
go
actually
read
my
books
😋
https://t.co/hwwgvuDqOa
Laughing,
Chetan
added,
"maybe
it's
just
me,
I
prefer
a
Pulitzer
over
a
pan
masala
branded
award
show." But
Madhavan
hit
back
saying,
"Well
I
prefer
the
300
Crore
Club
over
Bestseller."
When
Chetan
said
he
would
rather
be
known
why
his
own
name
than
a
character,
Madhavan
proudly
said,
"I'm
not
known
just
as
Farhan.
I'm
also
known
as
Manu
from
Tanu
Weds
Manu,
Kartikh
from
Alaipayuthey,
and
my
favourite,
Maddy
kyunki
mein
rehta
hoon
sab
ke
dil
mein."
The
last
bit
was
a
reference
to
Rehnaa
Hai
Terre
Dil
Mein,
his
debut
Bollywood
film.
Talking
about
the
show,
Decoupled
follows
a
couple
who
have
fallen
out
of
love
but
live
together
for
the
sake
of
their
young
daughter.
However,
after
years
of
living
together
despite
separation,
the
two
finally
decide
to
file
for
divorce
and
tell
the
family
with
a
celebration.
Apart
from
Madhavan,
the
show
is
also
led
by
Surveen
Chawla.