New Delhi: Actress Anushka Sharma has produced a couple of Bollywood movies and they have also struck chord with the audience.
Paatal Lok is her first digital venture as a producer but the web series is already surrounded by controversy. A legal notice was recently issued to Anushka for hurting Gorkha sentiments in a particular scene.
Now, BJP MLA Nandkishore Gurjar has lodged a complaint against the producer Anushka Sharma in Delhi’s Loni police station.
यूपी बीजेपी विधायक नंदकिशोर लोनी ने लोनी थाने में अनुष्का शर्मा और हाल ही में रिलीज हुई वेब सीरीज पाताल लोक के खिलाफ शिकायत दर्ज कराई है। #PaatalLok
तस्वीर के साथ छेड़छाड़ तथा भारत और हिन्दुओं की छवि खराब करने का आरोप @AnushkaSharma @myogiadityanath @PrimeVideoIN #banpatallok https://t.co/hILrNMjlNX— Nandkishor Gurjar (@nkgurjar4bjp) May 23, 2020
The BJP legislator has levelled serious allegations against the movie and has demanded sedition case against Anushka Sharma. He claims that the Gurjar community has been shown in bad light in the movie.
Bizarre statement on Virat-Anushka
BJP MLA leveling allegations over distorted portrayal of the Gurjar community is understood but he goes overboard to launch personal attack on the iconic pair.
#Ghaziabad: BJP leader Nandkishor Gurjar (@nkgurjar4bjp) has filed a case against actor turned producer @AnushkaSharma. FIR is regarding Web Series #PataalLok. He accused actress of sedition and advised @imVkohli to divorce her. (Story in Development) pic.twitter.com/NNEXAFclfX
— Newsroom Post (@NewsroomPostCom) May 23, 2020
NandKishore Gurjar says that cricketer Virat Kohli should divorce Anushka Sharma for doing disservice to the nation. He however, defended Kohli for leading India.
Venting one’s angst and disappointment with the movie is understood but such bizarre remark is certainly unbecoming of an elected representative.
Why Gorkha community angry with web-series
The Gorkha community got miffed with a scene where female police officer is heard hurling racial slurs at a Nepali character.
Taking exception to a particular scene in the web-series, the Gorkha community launched an online petition, demanding the word be muted, the subtitles be blurred and an apology be issued. They also want the edited episode to be uploaded, replacing the existing one.
Appeal to all the General Public!
Please sign our petition and share:https://t.co/ErtxCr1r8v#NEStereotyped#StopRacism#Patallol pic.twitter.com/kR9YKwQ1al
— Bharatiya Gorkha Yuva Parisangh (@BhaGoYuP) May 20, 2020
