Siddharth Slams Nawazuddin for Offending South Indians
By Nikhil Viswanathan | Galatta | December 27, 2018 17:37 PM IST
The trailer of Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer Thackeray was released online yesterday. The film which is a biopic on Shiv Sena founder late Balasaheb Thackeray. The film has hit yet another controversy, Actor Siddharth took to Twitter to criticize the trailer for referring South Indians in a derogatory manner and expressed his displeasure over the 'hate speech' in the film. In a series of tweets, Siddharth accused the film of discriminating against South Indians, being propaganda and of selling hate
Nawazuddin has repeated 'Uthao lungi bajao pungi' (lift the lungi and *'#$ him) in the film #Thackeray. Clearly hate speech against South Indians... In a film glorifying the person who said it! Are you planning to make money out of this propaganda? Stop selling hate! Scary stuff!
— Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) December 26, 2018
Poetic justice is when a Muslim actor from UP gets to play the part of the revered Marathi bigot in a propaganda film.
— Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) December 26, 2018
The conveniently un-subtitled #Marathi trailer of #Thackeray. So much hate sold with such romance and heroism (Music, tiger roars, applause, jingoism). No solidarity shown to millions of South Indians and immigrants who make #Mumbai great. #HappyElections! https://t.co/F13jMcIRle
— Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) December 27, 2018