Siddharth Anand spoke about Pathaan facing a boycott

• Siddharth Anand is the director film Pathaan.
• He has discussed the possibility of a boycott.
• Pathaan became the center of the debate.

Siddharth Anand, the director of the record-breaking film Pathaan, has discussed the possibility of a boycott before the movie’s debut. Siddharth reacted in a recent interview when asked if he had ‘checkmated the boycott brigade’ Siddharth claimed he didn’t need to say anything because the audience’s response was enough to convey his point. He described the crowd as ‘too smart’ adding that they ‘see through any agenda’.

Pathaan, directed by Siddharth, stars Deepika Padukone, John Abraham, and Shah Rukh Khan. After the Besharam Rang song from the movie was released last year, Pathaan became the centre of a debate. Many people criticised it because Deepika’s bikini was saffron in colour. The song’s usage of saffron and green costumes offended several listeners. On social media, there was even a boycott trend for the movie.

Siddharth said regarding the boycott trend in an interview, “I didn’t say anything, I don’t have to say anything. The audience has said it. The fact that the audiences came in such huge numbers means they knew that there was nothing to what these calls were trying to say. So it was not that they waited and came in the evening to hear about it, like ‘Oh, my god, is this what they’re saying? Is it true what they are trying to say?’ The results came in through advance numbers itself. So I think the audience is too smart. I think we just underestimate the audience’s intelligence. They see through any agenda now. So we didn’t have to say anything or do anything.”

When discussing the reactions of the viewers to Pathaan, Siddharth added, “Oh, it was crazy! I mean, I keep getting videos of the rejoicing of people, what they’re doing at the end of the film, in the middle of the film, they’re dancing. In that scene where Dimple Kapadia’s character dies, and Shah Rukh Khan’s character gives a salute, I saw a video where the audience unfolded the Indian flag in the theatre. So the fact that they carried a flag into the theatre means what kinds of emotions the film is carrying.”

In just ten days, the movie has already made a total of 729 crores worldwide. Pathaan is the fourth movie in the espionage universe created by producer Aditya Chopra, following the Salman Khan films Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Tiger Zinda Hai (2017), and War with Hrithik Roshan (2019).

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