Agendas of boycott team failed, says Siddharth Anand amid Pathaan’s mega success

Mumbai: As ‘Pathaan’created history at the box office by minting over Rs 630 crore worldwide in just a week, director Sidharth Anand expressed gratitude to the audience for making the film a blockbuster. He also opened up about how Pathaan crushed “Boycott Bollywood narrative”.
Speaking to ANI, Siddharth said, “I knew there was nothing offensive in the movie but the audience didn’t, because they hadn’t seen the movie at that time. Later, they watched the movie and made it a big success. Agendas of the boycott team failed.” ‘Pathaan’, which stars Shah Rukh Khan, John Abraham and Deepika Padukone in the lead roles, was embroiled in a massive pool of controversy after the release of the film’s Besharam Rang song last year. It received criticism from many due to the saffron colour of Deepika Padukone’s bikini in it.
Some people found the song objectionable over the use of saffron and green costumes. A slew of activists in several parts of the country even staged a protest and set effigies of Deepika and Shah Rukh on fire. The controversy around the movie started after Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra, aired his objections to ‘Besharam Rang’. The film even faced “Boycott” trend.
With the film’s mega success, the Pathaan team has definitely given a befitting answer to the #BoycottBollywood gang.
Reacting to such controversies, Sidharth requested those who wanted to boycott Pathaan to come and watch the film.