“Bollywood Ko Gaali Dilwayega": After Teaser Launch, Anubhav Sinha's ‘Bheed’ Movie Under Fire For Comparing Covid Lockdown To Partition
The first teaser for Anubhav Sinha's upcoming movie 'Bheed' was released on Friday afternoon.
The first teaser for Anubhav Sinha's upcoming movie 'Bheed' was released on Friday afternoon. The movie stars Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar in lead roles and in an unique twist, the movie has been made completely in black and white, reported Variety. The movie seems to be telling the story of COVID-19-induced lockdown in India and how it impacted the migrant workers. However, the teaser has immediately come under fire from the fans. Now, you will ask for the reason? In the 1-minute 13 seconds long teaser, we can see the director comparing the plight of migrant workers during the lockdown to what happened during partition in 1947.
Watch the teaser here:
RAJKUMMAR RAO - PANKAJ KAPUR - BHUMI PEDNEKAR: 'BHEED' FIRST GLIMPSE... #FirstGlimpse of #AnubhavSinha’s black-and-white film #Bheed… Stars #RajkummarRao, #PankajKapur and #BhumiPednekar with #AshutoshRana and #DiaMirza. pic.twitter.com/LAuJ1zVPHa
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 3, 2023
The comparison between partition and COVID-19 induced lockdown has not gone down well with the fans and some film critics, and they are taking to Twitter to express their displeasure.
Here are some of the tweets:
Vivek agnihotri aur anubhav Sinha jaise log sirf bakwas kar sakte hai nothing else...
— Raj -- SRK ka Jabra fan (@9Badboy432) March 3, 2023
Villain was Covid.
— Amar (@amaritesh) March 3, 2023
Govt imposed Lockdown so that ppl wont carry the virus with them.
But he is showing Govt as the villain.
Akele Anubhav Sinha Pure Bollywood ko gaali dilwayega
So #Bheed compares Covid Lockdown in India with Partition of India in 1947 .. Absolutely RIDICULOUS.. Wondering why our prominent production house & actors becomes part of #AnubhavSinha personal propaganda which brings hate for the industry. pic.twitter.com/Hs1uXLtVy6
— Sumit Kadel (@SumitkadeI) March 3, 2023
Ofc he's overdoing it but so is @vivekagnihotri @anubhavsinha is an answer to Agnihotri.
— UTPAL RAJ (@rajsr_7) March 3, 2023
Both of them should stop, or both of them should continue. The balance has to be there. Can't term one as factual truth & the other as misleading.
Jitni bheed isme dikhayi he utni theatre me bhi nahi aayegi
— axay patel (@akki_dhoni) March 3, 2023
Unecessary film on unnecessary topic and an unnecessary flop for rajkumar rao and cast
— Sayyam Jain (@SayyamJ71382143) March 3, 2023
Comparing partition times with pandemic
— Vinayak (@Vinayak27120) March 3, 2023
Matlab kuch bhi
Talking about 'Bheed', director Anubhav Sinha told Variety: "‘Bheed’ is a story of the most perilous times which changed everything for humanity. The key objective of shooting the film in black and white was to showcase how the visuals of the social disparity during India’s lockdown were strikingly similar to what people went through during the 1947 India partition."
"This story is about people whose lives changed in a snap and the colors from their lives were lost when the border was drawn within the country," he added.
The movie is being produced by T-Series and Sinha's Benaras Mediaworks.
The cast of 'Bheed' includes Rajkummar Rao, Bhumi Pednekar, Pankaj Kapur, Ashutosh Rana, Dia Mirza, Virendra Saxena, Aditya Shrivastava, Kritika Kamra and Karan Pandit.
The movie is slated to release in the theatres on March 24.
