Bollywood loves taking an Udta teer, People were fine, even excited looking forward to Brahmastra
But then They had to go and ruin it
The director posted that The hero of the film Shiva, was initially going to be Mohammad Jalaluddin Rumi
And this clip of Ranbir went viral
People are angry, Boycott Brahmastra is trending
Should Brahmastra be given the Lol singh chaddha Treatment? Lets talk about it
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So Brahmastra is a big budget ambitious film that is releasing on September 9th directed by Ayaan Mukherjee and Starring Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt
Film has been highly anticipated, as it is a film that uses India’s culture as an inspiration to create a fantasy epic
Now, just like Bollywood has a habit in the last few years of taking flying arrows
Where Bollywood stars
Writers
Or directors
Will make silly remarks
This was a good way to get publicity but it now basically hurts their films
Its seems the people associated with Brahmastra may be making the same mistake
On the one hand, Director says he is inspired by spiritual energy of Himalayas
He said the of the film's soul is Indian itihasa and culture
But then he posted this on instagram, that Initially, the hero was Rumi
“Dragon became Brahmastra”
Songs are made with Rumi in mind it seems
Even now Ramleela song starts with Sufiyana
Very confusing messages
Apparently, the previous Rumi based idea changed after the Pulwama terror attack
Were they scared that Indian sentiments would be hurt?
Did they see that films that embrace Hindu culture, rather than abuse it, are becoming more successful?
and not make flops films that simply abuse India and her culture
In Brahmastra, the hero gets power from the sages
Where would he have gotten powers from if he was Rumi?: The Holy Book?
Is it possible they got scared of Sar Tan se Juda
and not the sentiments of the Hindu community?
After all, its not like the people involved with the film are too connected to the culture
There is a history of Mocking Hindu culture
is a Beef afficionado
Alia’s family is no different, Father blamed RSS for 26/11
Her family supports Rana Ayyub
And now she’s also saying: Don’t like me, don;t watch
Learn from your elders. Kareena said the same thing, backfired badly
Don't want your film to flop, do we?
Another controversy is that KRK has been arrested 10 days before the release of the film, for making comments about Rishi Kapoor in 2020
He is Ranbi'r fasther and Ranbir is the star of the film
why KRK has been arrested for 2 year old tweets is also suspicious
You may not like him but his reviews are influential
the films he has reviewed negatively have not done well
Did Big Bollywood families use their influence to get him arrested? We don't know but it is an interesting question
Another thing, when it comes to the controversy surroundinf the film is that the filmakers of this film are very much part of the Ajmer Dargah Brigade
I do, however, hope that journalists ask all actors who have been to Ajmer about the comments of the Chistis and their involvement in Sar Tan Se Juda
My big issue is that Ranbir doesn't seem like a good choice for the film. The character is a student age man
Ranbir Kapoor is 40 years old, and playing a college age student.
Are you from JNU?
I wish someone around 25-30 should have been cast.
The director wants to make a multi year trilogy and our hero will be touching 50 when the series concludes
I'm afraid JNU might actually offer him an honorary diploma
To be honest, I have a lot more hopes for Aadipurush than Brahmastra
But, should this film be boycotted?
If you want to, that is your right
I will watch it.
Because, Bollywood has spat on Indian culture for many decades
Finally, it is utilizing it, and no matter the reality of its stars, if they respect the culture in the film, I will not have an issue with it.
As the director lays out in his vision
And this is true, has there been a film made that pays homage to Indian culture like this?
all the examples are crap
It is possible if the film is good and people like it, that the director and actors realize what India wants and make and invest in more films like it
I even went and watched Laal Singh Chaddha
this is nothing
It does look like an ambitious project, in development for a decade, a lot of work has gone in behind the scenes
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Plus even, one of my favourite directors working today, SS Rajamouli saw the film and praised it
That also has me excited.
some may think that due to my criticism, I want Bollywood Destroyed. I don’t want Bollywood to be destroyed.
Some of my favorite films are from Bollywood
I want it to make better films.
Don't lecture your audience, show a level of respect to your culture that the general population has