New Delhi: Aamir Khan’s latest flick Laal Singh Chaddha, drawing online flak for last few days, opened to weak numbers in theatres on Thursday. The filmmakers including superstar Aamir Khan are yet to react on ‘poor numbers’ but what has surprised all is the entry of veteran politician Digvijay Singh into the row and vouching for the Khan’s movie.
Senior Congress, apparently upset with the boycott trend of the movie, took to Twitter and spoke against the ‘unjust’ treatment meted out to movie. He insinuated that there was a planned & concerted campaign to discredit the movie.
“I believe #BoycottLalSinghChaddha is trending. Why? Who is behind this?” he asked.
I believe #BoycottLalSinghChadha is trending.
Why?
Who is behind this? Who else but the ModiShah Troll Army!! They are undemocratic authoritarian and dictatorial. Working like a Robot.
Let viewers see both films and decide which is better. See both films LSC and Raksha Bandhan.— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) August 11, 2022
He chose the opportunity to blame it on ‘ModiShah Troll Army’. He said that the troll army has armed itself to rip into his movie without no fault of makers.
The Congress leader also made an appeal to viewers to watch both movies, Aamir starrer Laal Singh Chaddha and Akshay starrrer Raksha Bandhan.
Aamir’s clarification failed to placate fans
For more than a week now, the movie has been making it to top Twitter trends over his movie Laal Singh Chaddha. Lot many Twitter users mostly right-wing tore into the actor for mocking Hindu faith & ideology in his previous films and also appealed fellow users to boycott the film.
The calls for boycott gained strength as many video clips of Aamir desecrating Hindu faith in previous movies was shared on social media.
The raging anger got so fierce that the high-octane PR drive by the film makers failed to rescue the movie, at least on Day 1 of release.
Many users were also miffed over his previous remarks, when speaking on country’s political environment, he said that he and his wife wanted to migrate out of the country because of ‘growing intolerance’.
How netizens reacted on Digvijay’s defence
चचा यहीं कमी थी, राजनीति में तुम खत्म अब फिल्म क्रिटिक्स बन जाओ ,कौन सी देखो और क्या नहीं ? मोदी शाह बस यही करेगे अब ? तुम बस चाटो ।
— Naamcheen (@Naamcheen3) August 11, 2022
आप जितना सीनियर ओर निठल्ला नेता नही देखा,जो फालतू के विषयों पर उंगली करते है, कांग्रेस के डूबने के कारण यही है, जिनकी उम्र हैं उन्हें आगे ला नही रहे, ओर जो सठिया गए है उनको हटा नही रहे है। लाल सिंह हो या भूरा सिंह विपक्ष का रोल अच्छे से निभाओ,BJP IT सेल की फालतू चीजो में मत फ़सो
— BSingh (@BSGURJA32510893) August 11, 2022
किए न प्रमोशन……तुम्हारे कहने से इटली गया था क्या चड्डी pic.twitter.com/5yR3tzIKay
— शुभम तिवारी (@Shubham95330145) August 11, 2022
To YouTube per daal do ham dekh kar review kar dege ?
— अनुपम जायसवाल आर्यपुत्र (@anupam_jswl) August 11, 2022
हाॅं, तो Youtube पर डाल दो, सब देख लेंगे.
~ @ArvindKejriwal— ! हम भारतीय ! We The Bharatiya !?? (@i_ratnadeep) August 11, 2022
