The pre-release event for Brahmastra, starring Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor and featuring Jr. NTR as the special guest, has been cancelled after days of anticipation.
According to reports, the team appears to be considering moving the event to a different location, presumably in a Hyderabad hotel with a small number of guests.
In a special video he made on social media to announce the RRR actor's inclusion in the event, Karan Johar previously referred to the actor as ‘man of the masses.’ The event was scheduled to start at 6:00 p.m. on September 2 at Ramoji Filmcity.
Ranbir Kapoor recently joined SS Rajamouli and Nagarjuna in Chennai's Brahmastra promotions. A pre-release screening of the movie has now been scheduled in Hyderabad by the producers.
However, as the two recently released films faced the boycott trend on Twitter after past controversial statements of its lead actors were dug out by the netizens, Brahmastra too is being trolled online. A clip from Ranbir Kapoor's previous film Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani has resurfaced, Amitabh Bachchan calling out "ghoonghat" on his show Kaun Banega Crorepati, Karan Johar backing the film and the film's poster are said to be the primary reasons behind the #BoycottBrahmastra trend.
A small clip from Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, featuring Ranbir and Deepika Padukone, in which Bunny asks Naina to make out "behind a temple" is being shared and netizens are claiming that it insults Hinduism. Coincidentally, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani was the last film directed by Ayan Mukerjee who makes his comeback to direction after nine years with Brahmastra.
Another statement of Amitabh Bachchan saying that he finds 'ghoonghat' regressive to a woman contestant seated in 'ghoonghat' on the host seat in his quizzing game show Kaun Banega Crorepati was being called out by the netizens who are claiming that the Sholay actor has not criticised burkha or hijab worn by the Muslim ladies.
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