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Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha: Pankaj Tripathi says everyone has the right to voice their opinion

Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha: Pankaj Tripathi says everyone has the right to voice their opinion

The actor's comments come a day after Khan's movie hit theatres amid a social campaign to boycott the film.
Updated 15 Aug, 2022

Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha may have hit the theatres but the hashtag to boycott the film is still trending online. Since the start of the online movement, many actors have raised their voice against cancel culture against Khan and Akshay Kumar’s Raksha Bandhan, both of which were trending online for all the wrong reasons. Mirzapur’s Pankaj Tripathi has also spoken up and said it’s “people’s right to voice their opinion” since they live in a democratic country.

In an interview with India Today on Friday, day after Laal Singh Chaddha and Raksha Bandhan released, Tripathi talked about the correlation between films and society’s betterment.

“In a democratic world, everyone has the right to voice their opinion. But at the same time, films are a big medium that generate revenue to the government. This revenue is then used for the betterment of the society. However, if they agree or not, this is each individual’s right,” he said.

Despite hitting theatres, Khan’s film is still on the radar of people who wanted Laal Singh Chaddha to be banned the day its trailer released. The film opened with INR 100 million at the box office this weekend. According to the Indian Express, some protests are also taking place in several regions of India with members of Hindu outfit Sanatan Rakshak Sena staging protests in Uttar Pradesh.

The film that also stars Kareena Kapoor Khan as the PK actor’s love interest. The film itself has faced a lot of backlash be it for the idea of making a Hindi remake of Tom Hanks’ Forrest Gump, Khan’s acting, his age gap with his on-screen mother Mona Singh and allegedly hurting religious sentiments and for disrespecting the Indian Army.

Comments

correction Aug 15, 2022 04:59pm
Who is Panjak Tripathi in the title, I only know Pankaj Tripathi?
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Abbasshah Aug 15, 2022 05:05pm
What s so fuss for.
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MG Aug 15, 2022 05:27pm
People have freedom to make hashtag n not watch the movie as well.
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Multani Aug 15, 2022 05:49pm
Unnecessary controversy being created to hype revenues of this average movie
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Kaisera Aug 15, 2022 06:41pm
the main reason is hurting religious sentiments
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Irshad Tyabjee Aug 15, 2022 06:58pm
Amir Khan is one of the Greatest actors, directors and producers of Bollywood, and possibly of the whole world. He is greater than Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, K. Asif ( Mughal E Azam ) and Satyajit Ray ... all combined. Instead of protests, the public and the Indian Government should be grateful for his vision, and honor him.
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Bunny Aug 15, 2022 07:38pm
All want to be politically correct .
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Nadeem Shah Aug 15, 2022 07:44pm
Why does this guy keep making goofy movies? The name is so paindoo.
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Usman Khan Aug 15, 2022 07:47pm
I would love to see what Kangana Ranaut and Anupam Kher have to say as the face of bigoted section of Indian society. The sena can just say it openly that they don’t like the movie because it is made by a Muslim and stars actors who will be considered as traitors to their ancestors for marrying other religions (cough cough Aamir and Kareena). If this movie was made by a true blooded actor by the Sena’s perspective such as Ajay Devgan, they would have been fine with it.
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Kris Aug 15, 2022 07:53pm
Social media's ability to cause a boycott of a movie is overrated. Last month, even Kangana Ranaut's movie flopped big time. There is some behavioral change happening among Indian moviegoers. Movie industry need to adjust to that trend.
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Syed Hasni Aug 15, 2022 08:36pm
There is nothing like bad publicity. ham talib-e-shohrat hain hamen nang se kya kaam badnam agar honge to kya naam na hoga Please let me know whose shair is this ?
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Joe Aug 15, 2022 09:26pm
@Irshad Tyabjee He is greater than Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, K. Asif ( Mughal E Azam ) and Satyajit Ray ... all combined." If I have to judge you on your knowledge about movies , you knowledge is that of a kid entering LKG maximum.
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RJ Aug 15, 2022 09:40pm
There is a difference between boycott and ban. This Movie was boycotted voluntarily by some section of audience. Govt never wanted to ban.
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Khalid Javed Aug 16, 2022 12:38am
Honestly I fail to understand why an accomplished actor like Aamir Khan had to produce adaptation of Forest Gump.
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ram Aug 16, 2022 01:47am
@Irshad Tyabjee Yes, people already honored him with empty seat in movie theaters
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Ramesh Aug 16, 2022 07:38am
@Joe YOU overrate him! He is good BUT not that good!
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Ali Aug 16, 2022 07:54am
I hope pakistanis supports amir khan financially in these desparate times for the great actor...
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Sam Aug 16, 2022 08:16am
@Irshad Tyabjee Of course we are honouring him ... by exercising our democratic right of not watching his film
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FAZ Aug 16, 2022 09:20am
Democracy.. A system where what the majority wants, minority is forced to accept. Be it right or wrong.
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Dhinchack Aug 16, 2022 11:24am
@Usman Khan Fine, Be firm with your convictions, Don't let it go astray.
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Bryan Joseph Aug 16, 2022 11:53am
@Irshad Tyabjee What people should do cannot be dictated. Infact we cannot enforce our opinion within our families too. No one has entrusted us to guide the world and its people.
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Bryan Joseph Aug 16, 2022 11:57am
@Ali Aamir Khan is valued at Rs 8000 crore INR. He doesn't charge a fee His is revenue sharing from Box Officez Satellite rights, Song rights, OTT rights, production and remake rights. He still earns from Taare Zameen Par and Gajini. 70:30 is his to producer ratio. If Producer fails to recover then Aamir compensates. Cine Blitz magazine had published this last year.
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