Mission Majnu: Pakistani actor Adnan Siddiqui has slammed Bollywood film Mission Majnu for ‘misrepresentation’ of Pakistanis in his Instagram post. Adnan Siddiqui acted in Bollywood film Mom, starring Sridevi. He took to Instagram to review Mission Majnu starring Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna, and asked Bollywood to hire good researchers and do proper homework in future.
‘Hire some good researchers’
He shared a representational photo of a person showing a thumbs-down sign and wrote in his caption, “How much misrepresentation is too much misrepresentation? Bollywood has the answer. I mean come on, yaar (friend) with all the money you have, hire some good researchers to do homework on us.”
The film has also been criticised by a section of audiences for stereotyping people from the other side of the border in the film.
The actor says, ‘there’s so much in Mission Majnu that’s distasteful and factually incorrect’. Sidharth Malhotra plays an Indian spy in Pakistan in the inspired-by-real-life film set in the 1970s.
‘Allow me to help’
Adnan slammed Mission Majnu over the look of the characters in the film, further writing, “Or allow me to help. Make sure to take notes — no, we don’t wear skull caps, surma (kohl), tawiz (an amulet or locket worn for good luck and protection, common in South Asia); no, we don’t ask janab (sir) about their mijaz (mood); no, we don’t go around throwing adaab (greeting in Urdu).”
Many people criticised Mission Majnu after its trailer came out last year that showed Pakistani culture in a stereotypical way.
In a recent interview, Siddharth Malhotra addressed the issue. He was asked if his character in Mission Majnu helped perpetuate stereotypes of Pakistanis in Hindi films. Sidharth said, “We have consciously made an effort in the writing that it is never to take on a particular community…”
Mission Majnu was released on Netflix on January 20, 2023. The spy-thriller also features Rashmika Mandanna and is directed by Shantanu Bagchi.
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