• Suniel Shetty met with Yogi Adityanath on Thursday in Mumbai.
• He brought up the anti-Bollywood social media trends and asked help.
• He also informed him that “99% of the people” in the business are decent.

In order to discuss filming chances in Uttar Pradesh’s future Film City, actor Suniel Shetty met with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday in Mumbai. The actor brought up the anti-Bollywood social media trends during the conversation and reportedly asked the UP CM for assistance. Along with that, he informed him that those in the business “don’t use drugs, or incorrect work.”

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Suniel Shetty now used the chance to discuss ways that audiences can be inspired to visit theatres. The actor was cited as stating, “The hashtag ‘Boycott Bollywood’ is disturbing. The hashtag that’s going on, Boycott Bollywood, yeh ruk bhi sakta hai aapke kehne se (it can stop if you say). It is important to spread the word that we are doing good work. One rotten apple is everywhere, but just because of that you can’t call the whole industry rotten. Today people think that Bollywood is not a good place, but we have made such good films here. I was a part of one such film too, when I did Border. I have been a part of many good films. We have to come together and work towards how we can get rid of the Boycott Bollywood hashtag. We have to figure how we can stop this trend.”

Suniel also asked CM Yogi to speak with PM Narendra Modi about the issue of anti-Bollywood sentiments because “99% of the people” in the business are decent.

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“Today, if I am Suniel Shetty, it is because of UP and the fans from there. If you take the lead, this can definitely happen. It is of great importance that this stigma that is on us is gone. It is a very strong emotion for me. Dukh hota hai bolne me ke humaare pe yeh stigma hai (it pains me to tell that there is this stigma on us) because 99% of us are not like that. Hum din bhar drugs nahi lete, hum galat kaam nahi karte (We don’t do drugs whole day, we don’t do wrong work). Hum achhe kaam se jude hai (We are associated with good work). Bharat ko agar bahar ke desho se kisi ne joda hai toh woh hai humaara music (Bollywood music has connected India with the world), and our stories. So, Yogi ji if you take the lead and talk to our beloved Prime Minister about it, it will make a huge difference,” he further added.

Earlier, CM Yogi explained to Akshay Kumar the crucial function of the movie industry in raising public awareness. He added that when choosing their film subjects, directors should prioritise social and national conscience issues.