Farhan Akhtar’s upcoming film, ‘Toofaan’ has created quite the chatter. The film, which stars Mrunal Thakur as the female lead has found itself embroiled in another controversy. Just ahead of the film’s release, #Boycott Toofan has been trending on Twitter as a section of netizens have demanded a ban on the film for spreading love jihad.
For the unversed, trolls demanded a ban on ‘Toofan’ even in March due to Farhan’s old comments on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The actor had opposed CAA, which led to people lashing out at his film. This time people have demanded to boycott the film as it shows interfaith marriage.
Farhan Akhtar’s character, Aziz Ali, reportedly falls in love with Dr. Pooja Shah, played by Mrunal Thakur. Disgruntled netizens took to Twitter and claimed ‘Toofaan’ is against our culture. Many even said that web series insult Hindu traditions.
One user commented, “BOYCOTT EVERY MOVIE WHICH IS AGAINST OUR CULTURE AND DHARMA #BoycottToofaan.”
Another user wrote, “Toofaan Movie Is against Our Culture . It's Time To #BoycottToofaan.”
A third Twitter user wrote, "Remember Farhan Akhtar shared The distorted map excluded Kashmir from India which is mostly used by Kashmiri separatists who do not consider Kashmir a part of India.” Why should we INDIANS let him release his movie in our country?”
A fourth user commented, “They can't reels hinduphonic context so shamelessly and run away each and every time !!Boycott it with all your deeds !! It's our turn now !”
Another user wrote, “Today in Hindu-majority country of India, insult and mockery of Hindu Dharma, Hindu deities n Hindu customs is going on unabated through mediums like Web series, movies, social media and so on. Unity of Hindus is the only way to stop These issues, so support.”
Farhan Akhtar plays a national-level boxer in Toofaan. Directed the Rakesh Omprakash Mehra, the film also stars Paresh Rawal and will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on July 16.