Pathaan director Siddharth Anand recently opened up about the controversy
around his action film, which led to a section of the people calling for a
boycott of the film. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and
John Abraham. Addressing the row after the massive box office success of
Pathaan, Siddharth said that his film had nothing offensive and called it a
‘patriotic film.’Pathaan made news after releasing its first song, Besharam Rang showcased
Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika romancing in Spain. While some expressed their
displeasure with the lyrics of the songs, many political leaders protested
against the outfits in the song, including Deepika’s saffron bikini. Many
were upset with the song for allegedly hurting their religious sentiments.
This led to protests against the film in parts of India and boycott calls
on social media as well.
around his action film, which led to a section of the people calling for a
boycott of the film. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and
John Abraham. Addressing the row after the massive box office success of
Pathaan, Siddharth said that his film had nothing offensive and called it a
‘patriotic film.’Pathaan made news after releasing its first song, Besharam Rang showcased
Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika romancing in Spain. While some expressed their
displeasure with the lyrics of the songs, many political leaders protested
against the outfits in the song, including Deepika’s saffron bikini. Many
were upset with the song for allegedly hurting their religious sentiments.
This led to protests against the film in parts of India and boycott calls
on social media as well.
Talking to Variety, Siddharth said, “We’ve had lots of films with big stars
that have come out post-pandemic and unfortunately, some of them haven’t
worked. But the film has spoken and the film’s intentions have spoken. And
the fact that it had nothing offensive, it’s such a patriotic film that it
does inspire you.”
