A segment of the
bollywood audience has been boycotting movies left, right, and centre if there is one thing that they constantly do. Their most recent project was for Pathaan by SRK. The
movie ended up being a
box office monster despite their attempts to boycott it and spread bad
press about it. The
bollywood folk have already requested
pushpa 2. They are criticising the film's recently unveiled poster.
"Holding a rifle while sporting a tilak on your forehead and a hindu
god costume? @alluarjun What do you intend to demonstrate? Does
hinduism solely advocate for violence? Do we revere sinners like
pushpa as our gods? On Twitter, a
bollywood page that promotes the boycott narrative urged
people to "stop insulting our culture."
The production of
pushpa 2 is still in its early phases. The boycott batch's lack of employment in
bollywood is demonstrated by their early call to boycott the
movie after only having seen the pre-look poster. When it comes to their claim that a Hindu deity is carrying a gun, anyone who even has a vague concept of Hindu gods from mythology knows that they stand against evil and historically have resorted to violence to establish order. The
pushpa poster effectively and creatively captures the same.
In addition,
bollywood people have no
business criticising south
indian filmmakers for their religious themes. Such elements are always given the utmost consideration and respect by South Asian filmmakers. They might praise it in novel ways, as in the instance of the
pushpa poster, but distorting the truth will never be the goal. It's interesting to
watch these
hindi speakers suddenly discussing
pushpa 2. There is a suggestion that
chittoor Gangamma Jathara, a regional customary rite, served as inspiration for the recently unveiled
pushpa poster. Despite this, some
people in
bollywood are beginning to advocate for a boycott of the movie.