2022 will be remembered as a year of spectacular highs for the Indian film industry despite a severe downturn in the Hindi industry as well.of Success of RRR in Europe and America I surprised everyone Disastrous Performance of Hindi Films at the Box Office After various movies starring superstars like Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, etc. failed to bring audiences to theaters, it became a hot topic almost every week.
The #Boycott trend that seems to follow Hindi movies and their stars doesn’t help either. The actor has been criticized and trolled for years (there’s some truth to them being soft his targets in a highly polarized country). Then we also saw Ranveer Singh’s nude photoshoot, Kichcha Sudeep and Ajay Devgn arguing over the national language, and the storm over The Kashmir Files being called a “propaganda” film by his IFFI chief jury. All in all, a busy, headline-making year.
Here are the controversies surrounding the Indian film industry that caught our attention in 2022:
Ajay Devgn vs Kichcha Sudeep, debate national language
Amidst the success of southern films across India, actor Kitcha Sudeep commented on this trend, stating that “Hindi is no longer the national language”. was intended to celebrate a shift in the balance of power, Ajay Devn “Hindi is our mother tongue, our national language and always will be.”
discussion heat up in the next few days Everyone expressed their opinion on the same thing and how they interpreted the statement that Hindi is the national language. The two actors who sparked the debate eventually made up on social media, saying their comments were probably translated and lost.
The social media exchange came shortly after Home Minister Amit Shah said at the 37th session of the Parliament’s Official Languages Committee: This will definitely increase the importance of Hindi. Now is the time to make the official language an important part of the country’s unity. If citizens of other language-speaking states communicate with each other, it must be in the Indian language. ”
Akshay Kumar promoting Pan Masala brand
After Ajay Devgn and Shah Rukh Khan, pan masala brand Vimal hired actor Akshay Kumar as one of its brand ambassadors, and his inclusion in the ad sparked a lot of outrage.Actor’s fans on social media I found an old video of an actor who opposes promoting the ‘gutkha’ brand Even if he got paid big bucks for the same thing. The actor eventually retracted his relationship with Brando and issued a statement apologizing to his fans, writing, “I’m sorry,” he wrote, adding that he was “deeply affected” by the backlash.
“I do not and do not intend to endorse tobacco, but I respect your outpouring of emotions in light of your relationship with Vimal Elaich. , has decided to donate all of its endorsement fees to a worthy cause.The brand may continue to run ads until the legal term of the contract binding me, but future choices include I promise to give you my utmost care. In return, I will forever seek your love and wishes,” his statement read.
Controversial Khali Poster
Documentary by film director Reena Manimekalai carly poster A goddess with a pride flag was shown smoking a cigarette. Several FIRs of her were filed against the filmmaker for offending religious sentiments after the poster was shared. “I feel like an entire country that has gone from being the biggest democracy to being the biggest hate machine wants to censor me,” Lena wrote.The poster for the film is from the Aga She Khan Museum in Toronto. was exhibited as part of the “Under the Tent” project at The museum removed the presentation after the Indian High Commission in Ottawa sent a letter to Canadian authorities asking them to immediately retract all “provocative materials.”
boycott bollywood brigade
the hindi movie have a bad time at the cinema However Aamir Khan’s plea The problem was compounded when he asked audiences not to boycott his films. Hashtags like “Boycott Bollywood” and “Boycott Lal Singh Chadda” are already trending on Twitter, but Aamir said he felt “sad” about it. boycotted Aamir Khan boycotted Lal Singh Chadda sad because many people who say this in their hearts believe that I am someone who does not like India Sad. They believe it in their hearts, but it’s not true at all,” he said. Shortly after his comments, boycotts attacked the film further, saying this was one of the reasons the film performed poorly at the box office. After Laal Singh Chaddha, many other Hindi films also faced the “Bollywood boycott” effect. This was further emphasized as non-Hindi films seemed to do well in Hindi.
A few days later, Arjun Kapoor said in an interview with Bollywood Hungama that Bollywood’s silence on the hashtag troop was a mistake and paid the same price. We made a mistake… I think we’ve condoned it, but now people have a habit of doing this, people writing about us and writing trending hashtags But this did not help the Bollywood case at all, although the trend weakened in the months that followed, It was concluded that the fate of a movie is not determined by social media hashtags.
Ranveer Singh nude photoshoot
Ranveer Singh’s nude photoshoot for Paper magazine melted the internet for days.Many praised the aesthetic appeal of the photo, others appreciated Ranveer’s style of self-love and body positivity, and the photo shoot quickly turned into controversy after an FIR was filed against the actor. Caught. Actor Accused Of Violations obscenity law But defended his stance. One of his photos circulating on social media was alleged to show the actor’s pubic area. he told mumbai police An FIR has been filed against him based on this photo.
Joining Sajid Khan in Big Boss
With Salman Khan host Bigg Boss returning to TV in 2022, the show welcomed #MeToo-accused filmmaker Sajid Khan among the many attendees. In 2018, women from all walks of life in the entertainment industry accused Sajid of: sexual harassment. After Sajid was hailed as a hero on a reality show, many of his accusers took to social media to express their frustration that he had obtained a platform to falsify his image. Various other celebrities in Bollywood, such as Ali Fazal of . Earlier this year, Sajid announced his return to directing with the comedy 100%, starring John Abraham, Shenards Gill, and Leitsh Deshmukh.
Kashmir Files Controversy at IFFI
Vivek Agnihotri’s film The Kashmir Files was one of 15 films in competition at the 2022 Indian International Film Festival, but at the festival’s closing ceremony, Juror Nadav Rapid did not hesitate and called it a “vulgar” and “propaganda” film. It felt like a movie, and unsuitable for the artistic competition of such a prestigious film festival.” Rapid later told the Indian Express: I’m not against controversial movies. I like the idea of when movies go to extremes. I am not against the level of violence in the Kashmir Files. However, I was annoyed by the complete lack of contradiction or complexity in this film. Overall flat. Rapid immediately apologized for hurting anyone’s feelings, but he stood by his opinion of the film.
Film director Vivek Agnihotri demanded that Nadav find any factual inaccuracies in the film and declared that if anything went wrong with the film, he would stop making the film. “Today I challenge every intellectual in the world, every Urban Naxal in the world, and even this great filmmaker from Israel. If I can prove one line to be fiction, I will stop making films,’ he said.
When it hit theaters earlier this year, Kashmir Files was among the handful of Hindi films that brought audiences to theaters. The film, based on the 1990s Kashmiri Hindu exodus, was panned by critics, but audiences flocked to see it. The film was declared tax-free in various his BJP states at the time of its release, so it appeared that the content of the film was favored by political powers.