The upcoming Bollywood film “Pathaan,” starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone, may encounter issues of screening at Madhya Pradesh because both the government and the opposition have taken issue with the actress’s saffron outfit.
State Home Minister Narottam Mishra called the attire and depictions in the movie “obscene and condemnable” in response to the movie trailers on Wednesday. If it is not fixed, the state government will be compelled to decide whether or not to screen the movie.
The saffron outfit Deepika Padukone wore in the song “besharam rang” has drawn criticism. The song, which was released on Tuesday, is active on social media platforms.
Narottam Mishra, the state home minister, responded to the incident by saying, “Deepika Padukone, the actress, is wearing a very offensive outfit, and the song was recorded with a nasty attitude. The songs’ situations and outfits need to be adjusted, else we’ll have to decide whether to screen it in Madhya Pradesh “Mishra alleged that the actress had aided the “Tukde Tukde” gang.
Notably, the opposition candidate in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, Govind Singh, has also voiced his displeasure with the song’s outfits. “The song’s scenes and costumes are abhorrent in every way. Such behaviour is not appropriate in Indian culture “Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Singh stated.
Chandrashekhar Tiwari said, “This is an insult to our saffron dress, which Sanskruti Bachao Manch will not tolerate. Shahrukh Khan, when Hindus started boycotting your film, you remembered Vaishno devi. You will have to apologise to all Hindus and remove the song from this film because the people of India have made you a superstar. Shahrukh Khan, why are you always degrading your image by doing such acts? You should apologise to all Sanatan Dharma believers.”
A demonstration was organised against the movie by the right-wing Sanskriti Bachao Manch, which dubbed saffron “a shameful colour with vulgarity.” Sanskriti Bachao Manch activists criticised Deepika Padukone’s attire since she was seen donning saffron-colored clothing.