Derek O’Brien: Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien has said Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan did what no political party could. Addressing the Rajya Sabha members, the MP took a dig at those supporting boycott of the film before it became the highest grossing Hindi film of all time.
Derek was all praise for Pathaan starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, John Abraham and Dimple Kapadia, calling the Bollywood actors ‘India’s biggest global ambassadors’. Derek said Pathaan’s success has shown a mirror to the government and done what no political party could do. He also praised filmmaker Siddharth Anand for making Pathaan. The film is breaking all records at the box office, both in India and worldwide.
Besharam rang controversy
Even before the film was released, a saffron swimsuit worn by Deepika Padukone in the song Besharam Rang in the film was criticised. Many people including some BJP leaders, called for Pathaan’s boycott. However, the films is a blockbuster and people have hailed it for upholding India’s cultural inclusivity as the ban and boycott calls failed. People continued to watch it in cinemas in huge numbers.
‘A Bharat whose diversity is even more vivid and whose unity becomes more shakeable’ — these lines were turned into a film before they were written. Well done Siddharth Anand (director). Well done India’s biggest global ambassadors. Well done to those of you who made Pathaan. What we couldn’t do, Shah Rukh Khan, Dimple Kapadia and John Abraham have shown this country. We learn from them.” He further said, “Don’t mess with India’s biggest global ambassadors. You asked them to boycott Bollywood, they showed you one film with a beautiful message.”
SRK’s comeback film
Directed by Siddharth Anand, Pathaan marked the return of Shah Rukh Khan in a lead role on the silver screen after a gap of four years. His last outing was in Anand L Rai’s Zero (2018). The film starred Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma and failed miserably at the box office.
According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan is slowly closing the gap between itself and the lifetime collection of the Hindi version of KGF: Chapter 2 at the domestic box office.
He tweeted, “Pathaan is super-strong on (second) Monday (weekday rates) especially after collecting a humongous total till Weekend 2. Inches closer to KGF 2 Hindi lifetime business. (Week 2) Friday ₹13.50 crore, Saturday ₹22.50 crore, Sunday ₹27.50 crore, Monday ₹8.25 crore. Total ₹422.75 crore. Hindia. India business.”
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