“Din Bhar Drugs Nahi Lete”: Suniel Shetty Meets UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Seeks Help To End #BoycottBollywood Trend
At a meeting with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Sunil Shetty seeked his help to get rid of #BoycottBollywood trend.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is on a visit to Mumbai and on Thursday, he met film personalities to discuss various opportunities that they can get while shooting for their films in Uttar Pradesh's upcoming Film City. It was during this meeting that actor Suniel Shetty interacted with Yogi Adityanath, and he brought up the #BoycottBollywood hashtag.
It is important to mention that for a long time now, #BoycottBollywood is rampant on social media and before release of several films, this trend makes its presence felt especially on Twitter. 'Pathaan' starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone is also facing such calls on social media.
“Today if we are facing a problem then it is not about cost or subsidy, but it is to do with the audience. We have to bring the audience back to theatres. It is very important," Shetty said while speaking to Yogi Adityanath, as reported by the Indian Express.
“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," he stated further.
Suniel Shetty then further urged Yogi Adityanath to speak to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the anti-Bollywood sentiment.
“Today, if I am Suniel Shetty, it is because of UP and the fans from there. They have filled up theatres on Fridays, and that’s how we would know that film chalegi. If you take the lead, this can definitely happen. It is of great importance that this stigma that is on us is gone. It is a very strong emotion for me. Dukh hota hai bolne me ke humaare pe yeh stigma hai because 99 per cent of us are not like that. Hum din bhar drugs nahi lete, hum galat kaam nahi karte. Hum achhe kaam se jude hai. Bharat ko agar bahar ke desho se kisi ne joda hai toh woh hai humaara music, and our stories. So, Yogi ji if you take the lead and talk to our beloved Prime Minister about it, it will make a huge difference.”
