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In the recent past, Bollywood movies have often become a target of religious bigotry and extremism. While there are some that have been criticized for downplaying one religion more than the other, then there are also the ones that have been protested against for “incorrect” portrayal of religious/historical characters.
The latest in line of that queue is Aamir Khan’s highly anticipated depiction of the epic religious saga – ‘Mahabharata.’
Although an official confirmation on the commencement of the project have not been made by anyone yet, talks regarding the speculated 1000-crore budget of the movie have been doing the rounds. It is also being said that the project may be produced and backed-up by none other than, Reliance chief – Mukesh Ambani.
As the subject of the “dream project” reached over to Twitter, one user out-rightly complained about Aamir’s participation on the Hindu saga.
Questioning why a Muslim actor be allowed to play any prominent leading character in story, Francois Gautier – a French journalist residing in India, wrote the following:
Why should @AamirKhan, a Muslim, play in most ancient & sacred of Hindu epics, the Mahabharata? Is @BJP4India Govt of @narendramodi going to be like the @INCIndia & just stand by in name of secularism??? Would Muslims allow a Hindu to play life of Mohamed?https://t.co/fC7bvbHkZE— Francois Gautier (@fgautier26) March 21, 2018
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Taking a stand for Khan, writer and lyricist – Javed Akhtar called out the person and went-in hard on him while putting his bigotry to place.
Here is how Akhtar responded to the tweet:
Mr Francois Gautier , would you tell us what is your deal with the PR agencies Like 20 20 India and Adelman India . Are they paying you well to spread negativity against the most ambitious fin project of India “Mahabharta” planned by Mr Mukesh Ambani and Aamir khan— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) March 24, 2018
He didn’t stop there, addressing him as a ‘scoundrel’ and ‘ignorant imbecile’ – Javed warned the likes of Gautier to not spread their poisonous communal thoughts within the country.
You scoundrel, have you not seen peter brooks production of this great epic Mahabharsta in France . I would like to know which foreign agency is paying you to spread this kind of perverse and poisonous thoughts in our country— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) March 21, 2018
You ignorant unfortunate imbecile, obviously you know nothing about our Indian traditions and culture . Do you know who were Ras khan bullay shah Waris shah, ,Baba Farid Nazeer Akbarabadi , Nizir Banarasi , Bismillah khan . You are just a frog in the stinking well of communalism— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) March 22, 2018
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Do you feel Javed’s frustration on the subject?
What are your thoughts on the upcoming Mahabharata remake?