It is all known that Bollywood’s ace actor Ranveer Singh most-awaited action drama Dhurandhar is all set to hit the big screens tomorrow. Being Aditya Dhar’s directorial, it has an ensemble cast of Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna, R. Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sara Arjun, and Rakesh Bedi. Coming to the plot, it is based on RAW and its covert operations. We have already witnessed many such movies on the big screens. But Dhurandhar stands out with Ranveer Singh’s amazing screen presence and next-level transformation. The story holds geopolitical conflicts and highlights Operation Lyari, that cracked down crime syndicates in the Lyari area of Karachi, Pakistan.
Well, the trailer too upped the expectations on the movie. But all of a sudden, this movie is facing the concept of cancel culture ahead of its release. Although the family of the late Major Mohit Sharma, Ashoka Chakra and Sena Medal awardee, approached the Delhi High Court demanding an immediate stay on the movie release, Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has given its nod to release the movie on 5th December itself.
CBFC too granted A certificate and suggested many modifications to the movie but the run time remains unchanged. After clearing all the hurdles, CBFC stated, “Several modifications and excisions (cuts and replacements) were carried out by the applicant (producer) to comply with the law in force and the CBFC’s requirements.” Thus, there were no more hurdles to stop the release.
Amid this chaos, director Aditya Dhar’s wife Yami Gautam suddenly took to her Twitter page and called out the toxic paid campaigns against Dhurandhar movie.
Her post reads, “There is something iv been wanting to express since really long, I feel today is that day & I must . This so called trend of giving money, in the disguise of marketing a film, to ensure good ‘hype’ for a film is created or else ‘they’ will continuously write negative things (even before the film is released), until you pay ‘them’ money feels nothing but kind of extortion. Just because this arrangement is accessible to anyone- whether to ‘hype’ a film or spread negativity against another actor/a film is a plague that is going to affect the future of our industry in a big way. Unfortunately if anyone feels- it’s harmless & let’s do it because it’s the new ‘normal’, is mistaken. This monster of a ‘trend’ is eventually going to bite everyone. If truth is exposed about a million things under the garb of who & what ‘success’ is over the past 5 years esp , unfortunately it’s not going to be a pretty picture for many. In South no one can dare do such things because the industry stands united on lot of fronts. I urge our esteemed producers, directors & actors to come together in order to arrest this termite of a culture at this stage itself & discourage it . I say this as a wife of an extremely honest man who has given everything to this film with his undying hard-work, vision & grit along with his team to create something that I know India shall be proud of. I say this as a deeply concerned member of the fraternity who, like many other industry professionals, wishes to see Indian cinema blossom with its best potential & not the other way around. Lets not kill the joy of film making & presenting it to the world & letting the audience decide what they feel. We need to protect our industry environment.”
Even Bollywood’s ace actor Hrithik Roshan supported Yami and stood by her in this tough phase…
His post reads, “More than anything , the golden thing that gets lost and leaves them and all of us impoverished is the journalists true voice , a chance for them to inform all the creative forces behind a movie what they felt , thought , what they applaud and criticise. Only true opinions have the potential where feedback helps us evolve. Their own right to freedom gets unknowingly usurped and so does our chance of growth. Without freedom of expression, without the truth helping us evolve , what job satisfaction can they or any of us hope for?”
Hope this issue sidelines after movie gets released… Along with Ranveer Singh and Aditya Dhar, the whole movie team pinned hopes on this thriller which is all set to hit the silver screens tomorrow.
