Asked to answer the controversy round Deepika Padukone‘s new track, Besharam Rang from Pathaan, KGF actor Anant Nag has stated that the track had ‘nudity content’, including that it’s not a part of the Indian tradition. Besharam Rang was the primary track that producers of the movie Pathaan launched on-line, forward of the movie’s launch, and has since been the centre of controversies. Actors Shah Rukh Khan and John Abraham additionally function in Pathaan. (Also learn| Javed Akhtar’s snarky touch upon Pathaan row: ‘We have 4-5 dharmas, they need to have their censors’)
Ever since Besharam Rang was launched on-line, the track, in addition to the movie, have turn out to be the goal of trolls and the protests quickly went past the net trolling. Besharam Rang options Deepika in an orange bikini and a few have claimed that the color is sacred in Hinduism, calling for a removing of the track from the movie. A number of others have objected to the title of the movie, as it is usually the identify of a specific ethnic group.
“Showing women in such a way is not part of our Indian culture. If the censor team had done their job, this wouldn’t have happened in the first place. Forget about movies, look at OTT content, they show all sorts of nasty and offensive stuff. Everything is openly shown and no one is there to stop them,” Anant instructed Asianet.
He added, “Indian cinema should stop such nudity content on big and small screens. Showing things against our culture and tradition will definitely cause conflicts among the people.”
Directed by Siddharth Anand, Pathaan is set for a theatrical release on January 25. Over the past few weeks, several protests have been reported across a few states, demanding that theatres should not screen the film when it releases. A few minsters, including Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra, called for a ban against the film. Recently, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) handed a UA certificate to Pathaan after suggesting ten modifications that have been integrated.
Anant Nag has majorly labored in Kannada movies, although he has additionally featured in just a few Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Malayalam and English movies as properly. In KGF Chapter 1, he essayed the function of writer Anand Ingalagi. He additionally narrates the movie.