New Delhi: A wave of controversy has hit social media forward of the Netflix premiere of ‘Maharaj’, the debut movie of Bollywood star Aamir Khan’s son Junaid Khan. Hashtags like ‘Boycott Netflix’, ‘Ban Maharaj Movie’ and ‘Aamir Khan’ began trending on X (previously Twitter) on Thursday morning, only a day earlier than the movie’s June 14 launch.
Many Hindu activists have taken to social media to specific their disapproval of the movie because it allegedly portrays spiritual authorities in a unfavourable mild. One particular person expressed concern over the continued portrayal of ‘Hindu saints’ in cinema, whereas one other stated, ‘Aamir Khan is launching his son by throwing filth on Sanatan Dharma.’
Netflix is again with anti-Hindu content material.
Amir Khan launches his son by throwing filth on Sanatan Dharma.
The movie depicts Hindu sadhus as miscreants and lecherous. Will Amir Khan make such a movie on Islam and Maulana?
It’s time for a boycott of the Hindus @NetflixIndia#BoycottNetflix pic.twitter.com/7QJcujouU0
— The Jaipur Dialogues (@JaipurDialogues) June 13, 2024
Junaid Khan, Yash Raj Movies and #Netflix all might be held accountable if this movie tries to harm the spiritual sentiments of Hindus by displaying sadhus and saints as miscreants and lecherous, thereby disrupting regulation and order. #BoycottNetflix Ban Maharaj film pic.twitter.com/Kx5LvbyIpk
— santosh parab (@spsawantwadi) June 13, 2024
The poster for Maharaj exhibits a tilak-sporting, tuft-wearing man on one facet, whereas there’s a sharply dressed younger man (Amir Khan’s son Junaid
📌Anti-Hindu net collection and movies have additionally been proven on Netflix prior to now.#BoycottNetflix
Ban Maharaj film pic.twitter.com/ebf81HqJx5— Yamanu Naikodi (@Yamanu76669807) June 13, 2024
#BoycottNetflix
In secular Bharat, the rights of everybody are protected.
The film Maharaj defames the character of saints within the Hindu faith.
Ban Maharaj film pic.twitter.com/8vXeoGZRXg— Girish Baliram Kulkarni (@GirishBaliram) June 13, 2024
The criticism ‘Maharaj’ has acquired is just like the criticism Aamir Khan’s ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ acquired in 2022. There have been a number of on-line calls to boycott Aamir Khan’s movies since he made feedback about rising ‘intolerance’ in India in 2015.
Other than a single poster displaying Jaideep and Junaid facet by facet, no teasers or trailers have been launched for the movie, which is a novel advertising and marketing strategy. As for Ahlawat, his character wears a ’tilak’ whereas Junaid, who is claimed to be a journalist, wears a vest.
Extra about ‘Maharaj’
Directed by Siddharth P Malhotra and produced by Aditya Chopra beneath YRF Leisure, ‘Maharaj’ is a interval drama set in pre-independent India, impressed by the 1862 Maharaj Libel Case. The case, sparked by allegations of misconduct by a outstanding determine, varieties the core of the movie. The movie stars Jaideep Ahlawat alongside Junaid Khan. ‘Maharaj’ additionally stars Shalini Pandey, with Sharvari making a particular look.
A Netflix press launch describes ‘Maharaj’ because the story of Karsandas Mulji, a journalist and social reformer who was a pioneering advocate for ladies’s rights and social reform. Mulji, a scholar at Elphinstone Faculty in Mumbai and a protégé of Dadabhai Naoroji, was identified for his writings on widow remarriage and his efforts to face up for the oppressed. His involvement within the Maharaj libel case of 1862 generated widespread consideration and criticism, marking an essential authorized battle of the time.
ALSO READ: Aamir Khan on son Junaid: ‘I’m very pleased with him as a result of he needs to be a self-made particular person’
