New Delhi: Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor is all set to entertain the Hindi audiences once again with his sports drama 'Jersey'. The film has already knocked in theaters today i.e. on Friday. Shahid's fans and movie enthusiasts have been waiting for the release for the film since its trailer release. Under this much anticipation, whether the film lives up to the expectations of the people or not, that conclusion surely lies in the hands of the future. However, for now, the film seems to be landing into a fresh controversy. Prior to its release, the film was caught in a legal dispute, and now Gowtam Tinnanuri directorial is facing public criticism on social media. Since the release of the film, a section of Netizens is demanding to boycott the Shahid Kapoor and Mrunal Thakur starrer movie. #BoycottJersey has been in top trends on microblogging site Twitter since Thursday. The reason behind this trend is Shahid Kapoor making fun of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Netizens wrote that Shahid Kapoor was the one who insulted the late actor at the IIFA Awards. Meanwhile, some are demanding to boycott the entire Hindi cinema i.e. Bollywood itself. Check out some furious social media reactions here: Shahid Kapoor insulted Sushant Singh Rajput at IIFA Awards. Please show our unity and make his film a super flop. Sushant A Boy Next Door#BoycottJersey #BoycottBollywood pic.twitter.com/7e4fbcd8UR — KIZIE (@sushantify) April 21, 2022 CBI Make SSR Case A Priority Let's all make a promise to our Sushant that we will not spend a cent on this druggie Bollywood! We will never go back to it, no matter what!#BoycottBollywood #BoycottJersey pic.twitter.com/EwrH061Vtk — बिन पानी सब सून! (@Sushant76121260) April 22, 2022 #BoycottBollywood is a must bcoz its again a remake ,#BoycottJersey♨️ pic.twitter.com/MkLpSz0ydF — ⚡?Pure Soul Sushant?⚡ (@sushant_soul) April 22, 2022 #BoycottBollywood Forever Say No To #Bollywood So #BoycottJersey CBI Make SSR Case A Priority pic.twitter.com/cBRjl9kOw8 — BOTS REUNITED ? ? ? ? ? (@United__4SSR) April 22, 2022 Talking about the film, Jersey is a sports drama film, in which Shahid Kapoor plays the role of a cricketer named Arjun Talwar. Along with Shahid, actress Mrunal Thakur will also be seen in the lead role.
