Prithviraj on the Pathan controversy: Malayalam actor and filmmaker Prithviraj Sukumaran has expressed disappointment in the controversy surrounding Pathan. Deepika Padukone’s fashion choice in the song ‘Besharam Rang’ from the upcoming Bollywood film Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone has been the subject of severe mockery online.

Expressing his solidarity with the Pathan cast and crew, Prithviraj disapproved of those who are stirring up such controversies around a piece of art. He said: “It’s unfortunate. As an artist, it pains me to see a work of art come under such criticism.”

At a press conference, he said: “I read somewhere that negativity increases the consumption of social media and therefore increases its commercial value,” Shahrukh Khan said in his speech during the opening ceremony of the International Festival of Kolkata cinema Such a discovery splits the collective narrative, making it divisive and destructive.

Deepika Padukone involved in controversy

news reels

A section of people has objected to Deepika wearing an orange bikini in the song Besharam Rang. A section of right-wing groups have claimed that the color of his bikini insults Hindu culture. The latest attack on Pathan is seen as part of a trend to smear members of the Hindi film fraternity. With Pathan’s release next month, the film is in the midst of controversy. Some people have made lewd comments against Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika regarding this issue. However, both superstars did not let this negativity stop them from going about their business.

He also appeared in a live discussion during the final match of the FIFA World Cup to promote Pathan. And Deepika played her role at the same sporting event by becoming the first internationally renowned movie star to unveil the World Cup trophy.

Read this too- Samantha Ruth Prabhu fans will have to wait a long time for her comeback, they know about her health