Amid 'Pathaan' Boycott Calls, PM Modi's Diktat To BJP Cadre Regarding Making Comments On Films
As 'Pathaan' faces boycott calls from certain sections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the BJP cadre and he had a special message in store.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and workers, and it was during this interaction that he told them, to refrain from making unnecessary remarks on films. This message can be seen as a signification development as many films in the recent times have faced boycott calls, and the latest movie to face this is the upcoming Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham-starrer 'Pathaan'.
PM Modi addressed the second day of the BJP's national executive meet, and it was then that he suggested the leaders and workers to not make unnecessary remarks on irrelevant issues like movies as they put the party's development agenda on the backseat, Hindustan Times stated, citing a news agency PTI report.
Earlier, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra had made his displeasure known regarding 'Pathaan' movie song 'Besharam Rang'.
He had urged the makers to implement changes otherwise the state government would deliberate whether 'Pathaan' should be allowed to release in Madhya Pradesh or not.
The Censor Board had then asked the makers of 'Pathaan' to make some changes and resubmit the movie for getting a Censor certificate. 'Pathaan' has now gotten a U/A certificate.
Earlier this month, Suniel Shetty had interacted with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and he brought up the #BoycottBollywood hashtag.
“The hashtag that’s going on, Boycott Bollywood, yeh ruk bhi sakta hai aapke kehne se (it can stop if you say). It is important to spread the word that we are doing good work. One rotten apple is everywhere, but just because of that you can’t call the whole industry rotten. Today people think that Bollywood is not a good place, but we have made such good films here. I was a part of one such film too, when I did Border. I have been a part of many good films. We have to come together and work towards how we can get rid of the Boycott Bollywood hashtag. We have to figure how we can stop this trend," Shetty had said while speaking to Yogi Adityanath, as reported by the Indian Express.
