Siddharth Anand calls Boycott Pathaan narrative ‘unnecessary, irritating’

‘Pathaan’, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham, is a massive success, earning over Rs 700 crore worldwide. The Siddharth Anand directorial faced boycott calls ahead of its release over its song ‘Besharam Rang’. Deepika’s outfits in the track had sparked outrage as many fringe-groups and politicians alleged that it was an attempt to hurt religious sentiments.

In an interview with indianexpress.com, Siddharth Anand spilled beans on how his film ‘Pathaan’ crushed Boycott Bollywood narrative. He called it unnecessary and said it irritated him.
‘You want to go out, answer them that, ‘Bro, come and see the film. There is nothing offensive in it.’ The fact that you can’t do that is irritating. We knew for a fact that when the audience will come and see they will say, ‘What a joke’ the narrative was. We were confident, it was just a matter of time,’ he said.

‘We wanted them also to come and see it and I am sure at some theatre somewhere they are also enjoying the film! The audience gave the answer, they spoke, they came in large numbers on the first day. They knew what they (people against the film) were trying to say was not making sense,’ he added.

‘Pathaan’ released in cinemas worldwide on January 25.

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