Pakistani actor slams Sidharth Malhotra's ‘Mission Majnu’ for 'poor research'

Pakistani actor Adnan Siddiqui, who starred in the Hindi film ‘Mom’ alongside late actor Sridevi and Pakistani actor Sajal Ali, has talked about misrepresentation of Pakistanis in Bollywood films in a recent Instagram post.

Sidharth Malhotra-starrer ‘Mission Majnu’ has been criticised by a section of audience for stereotyping people from the other side of the border. Adnan too shared his two cents on the matter.

In his Instagram post, he wrote, ‘How much misrepresentation is too much misrepresentation? Bollywood has the answer. I mean come on, yaar with all the money you have, hire some good researchers to do homework on us. Or allow me to help. Make sure to take notes—no, we don’t wear skull caps, surma, tawiz; no, we don’t ask janab about their mijaz; no, we don’t go around throwing adaab. There’s so much in #MissionMajnu that’s distasteful & factually incorrect. The hero’s saviour complex would’ve accentuated more if the villain was shown at par. A weak antagonist embellishes even weaker protagonist. Poor story, poorer execution, poorest research. Next time, come and visit us. We are good hosts. Will show you how we look like, dress up and live.’

In a recent interview, Siddharth Malhotra addressed stereotyping of Pakistanis in Bollywood. When asked if his character in ‘Mission Majnu’ helps perpetuate stereotypes of Pakistanis in Hindi films, the actor had told Film Companion, ‘We have consciously made an effort in the writing that it is never to take on a particular community...’

‘Mission Majnu’, directed by Shantanu Bagchi, was released on Netflix on January 20, 2023. The spy-thriller also features Rashmika Mandanna.

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