Social media is both a boon and a curse. One can either use it positively or use it to spread unnecessary negativity. The current trend on Twitter is the cry for the boycotting of Bollywood movies with Laal Singh Chaddha at the forefront of this attack.
The reason for this? The Hindi audiences, primarily the Hindus believe that Aamir and Kareena are anti-nationalists. The outcome of this is the trending of hashtags such as #boytcottLaalSinghChaddha and #boycottAamirKhan.
The masses are of the impression that Aamir does not love India and hence why we shouldn’t watch his movies. But the fact of the matter is, that Aamir has not done anything to warrant such an opinion. The reason people are saying such things is because of his polarising film PK.
PK was definitely a controversial subject and maybe it did hurt the sentiments of a certain section but branding the lead actor as an anti-nationalist is a reach by all means. Aamir has clarified many times that he loves his country. He is also one of the best actors India has and losing him would be our mistake.
Aamir has however pleaded to the masses, “I love my country and it hurts me when people think otherwise. I have huge respect for India, please don’t think that I don’t love my country. Please don’t boycott my film.”
However loud the voices are on social media, if the film is good, it will perform well at the box office. So far, everything looks promising and Laal Singh Chaddha is headed for an August 11th release in theatres. The film also stars Kareena Kapoor, Naga Chaitanya, and Manav Vij in lead roles.
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