Actor Adnan Siddiqui took a dig on the recently-released motion movie Fighter, which was earlier branded as anti-Pakistan by numerous Pakistani celebs. The Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone and Anil Kapoor-starrer is directed by Siddharth Anand. On Thursday, Adnan took to X to reply to Fighter’s field workplace numbers. The movie grossed over ₹250 crore worldwide in its opening week, however its enterprise on the home field workplace crashed on its first Monday in theatres. Also learn: Siddharth Anand responds after Hania Aamir, different Pakistani celebs slam Fighter trailer for ‘spreading hate’
‘Let leisure be free from politics’
Pakistani actor Adnan Siddiqui had mentioned after Fighter trailer launch in January, with out mentioning the identify of the film, that it was ‘disheartening’ to see Bollywood painting Pakistanis as villains. Now, in his newest tweet, he has attacked the movie, writing, “A lesson to heed for Fighter team after your flop show: Do not insult your audience’s intelligence. They can discern agendas. Let entertainment be free from unnecessary politics.”
Adnan slamming Hindi movies
Reacting to Fighter’s trailer, Adnan Siddiqui, who starred within the 2017 Hindi movie Mom, alongside late actor Sridevi, had tweeted a few weeks in the past, “Once celebrated for love, Bollywood now crafts hate-filled narratives, portraying us as villains. Despite our love for your films, it’s disheartening. Art transcends boundaries; let’s use it to promote love and peace. Two nations, victims of politics, deserve better.”
In 2023, Adnan watched Siddharth Malhotra’s Mission Majnu, and criticised it for ‘misrepresentation’ of Pakistanis. The Pakistani actor had known as the movie ‘distasteful’ and ‘factually incorrect’ and slammed it for ‘poor story, poorer execution, poorest analysis’. According to the actor there was ‘a lot in Mission Majnu that’s distasteful and factually incorrect’.
‘How much misrepresentation is too much’
Sidharth Malhotra performs an Indian spy in Pakistan within the inspired-by-real-life movie set within the Seventies. Sharing a representational photograph of an individual displaying a thumbs-down signal, Adnan wrote in his caption, “How much misrepresentation is too much misrepresentation? Bollywood has the answer. I mean come on, yaar (friend) with all the money you have, hire some good researchers to do homework on us.”
He added, “Or allow me to help. Make sure to take notes — no, we don’t wear skull caps, surma (kohl), tawiz (an amulet or locket worn for good luck and protection, common in South Asia); no, we don’t ask janab (sir) about their mijaz (mood); no, we don’t go around throwing adaab (greeting in Urdu).”
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