Vivek Agnihotri receives threats over comment on Besharam Rang

• Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri has shared multiple screenshots on Twitter.
• He received death threats after recently criticising Besharam Rang.
• Vivek made a reference to actor SRK’s remarks against “negativity”.

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri has shared multiple screenshots of receiving threatening threats after recently criticising the Pathaan song Besharam Rang in a video released on Twitter. On Sunday, Vivek appeared to make a reference to actor Shah Rukh Khan’s remarks against “negativity” on social media platforms.

Vivek posted screenshots of some of the hostile tweets he received from some Twitter users. Added to one of the messages was, “I’m searching for you. I’ll enter your home and blow your brains out). Just watch. Or delte ur recent tweet (sic).”

Sharing the screenshots, Vivek tweeted, “Badshah was right. There is negativity on social media. (But we are positive).” Reacting to his tweet, a fan wrote, “This is intolerance. Can’t anybody express his opinion??? We are living in a democratic and secular country. Where are we heading? We should respect each and everyone’s opinion. Abusive language is very distasteful. Thank you Vivek ji, May God give them a peaceful and sound mind.” Vivek responded with a bunch of red heart emojis.

Vivek released a video last week criticising Shah Rukh Khan’s Besharam Rang and stars Deepika Padukone. After tweeting, “WARNING… video against Bollywood. Don’t watch it if you are a ‘secular’.”

Shah Rukh and Deepika may be seen romancing in Spain while wearing orange and green clothing in the December 12 film Besharam Rang. A portion of the audience criticised both the song’s costumes and lyrics. Additionally, some people demanded a boycott of the movie.

Shah Rukh talked at the Kolkata International Film Festival 2022 (KIFF) last month and addressed the controversy surrounding Pathaan. He had said, “The collective narratives of our times are shaped by social media. Contrary to the belief that the spread of social media will affect cinema negatively, I believe cinema has an even more important role to play now. Social media is often driven by a certain narrowness of view that limits human nature to its baser self. And its somewhere that negativity increases social media consumption and thereby increases its commercial value as well. Such pursuits enclose the collective narrative making it divisive and destructive.”

Along with Deepika and Shah Rukh, John Abraham also appears in the Siddharth Anand-directed film Pathaan. In Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, the movie is set to hit theatres in January.

On the other side, Vivek has just begun filming his upcoming movie, The Vaccine War, which is scheduled to hit theatres on Independence Day. Anupam Kher and Nana Patekar both appear in the movie. In addition to other languages, it will be released in Hindi, English, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada.