{"id":239005,"date":"2019-11-18T14:38:59","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T09:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=239005"},"modified":"2019-11-18T14:38:59","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T09:38:59","slug":"fawad-chaudhry-criticizes-sanjay-dutt-and-bollywood-over-panipat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/fawad-chaudhry-criticizes-sanjay-dutt-and-bollywood-over-panipat\/","title":{"rendered":"Fawad Chaudhry Criticizes Sanjay Dutt and Bollywood Over &#8220;Panipat&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bollywood&#8217;s jingoism is going strong with the trailer of Sanjay Dutt starrer <strong><em>Panipat<\/em><\/strong> as a recent addition to the archive. The film has already invited criticism from the Afghan government over its portrayal of certain characters, and now Pakistan has jumped aboard too.<\/p>\n<p>It was Pakistani federal minister Fawad Chaudhry who lashed out at the film. He didn&#8217;t hold back in separating fact from fiction.<\/p>\n<p>Before we look at what the controversy is about, here&#8217;s the trailer for the film.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-ks62yo1hkhy\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:331\/186\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.193353%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-ks62yo1hkhy\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/KS62yO1HKhY?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/KS62yO1HKhY?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>The trailer has received backlash for distorting historical events. The film-makers falsely marketed this medieval period drama as an &#8216;accurate&#8217; historical reenactment. Of course, that was not the case at all.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan&#8217;s Federal Minister of Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain was among the critics. He tweeted:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;When idiots try to rewrite history under RSS influence this is minimum one should expect, agay agay deikheiye hota hai kiya&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When idiots try to rewrite history under RSS influence this is minimum one should expect, agay agay deikheiye hota hai kiya&#8230;.. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IecnORvomx\">https:\/\/t.co\/IecnORvomx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fawadchaudhry\/status\/1193921942220365824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Indian Producer Caught Red-Handed Trying to Profit from Anti-Pakistan Sentiment<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Reactions<\/h3>\n<p>His tweet was in response to Reema Omer&#8217;s tweet about Bollywood\u2019s same old, generic depiction of Muslim history and its rulers.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWith Panipat, Bollywood\u2019s troubling (and painfully lazy) trope for depicting Muslim rulers\/invaders as barbaric savages continue &#8230; Also, if the trailer is anything to go by, the film really couldn\u2019t have come at a worse time (or day: December 6, when Babri Masjid was demolished).\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Panipat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Panipat<\/a>, Bollywood\u2019s troubling (and painfully lazy) trope for depicting Muslim rulers\/invaders as barbaric savages continues<\/p>\n<p>Also, if the trailer is anything to go by, the film really couldn\u2019t have come at a worse time (or day: 6 Dec, when Babri masjid was demolished) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GdtZsm1N7j\">pic.twitter.com\/GdtZsm1N7j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Reema Omer (@reema_omer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reema_omer\/status\/1193888595733602310?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Even ex-Afghani presidential candidate, Dr Shaida Arif, gave Sanjay Dutt a &#8216;History Lession 101&#8217; on his portrayal of Abdali, Indian cinema, amd India-Afghanistan relations.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cDear Sanjay Dutt <em>jee<\/em>: Historically, the Indian cinema has been extremely instrumental in strengthening the Indo-Afghan ties. I very much hope that\u00a0<em>Panipat<\/em>\u00a0has kept that fact in mind while dealing with this important episode of our shared history!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dear <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/duttsanjay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@duttsanjay<\/a> Ji: Historically, the Indian cinema has been extremely instrumental in strengthening the Indo-Afghan ties &#8211; I very much hope that the film \u201cPanipat\u201d has kept that fact in mind while dealing with this important episode of our shared history! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8HKLei2ce1\">https:\/\/t.co\/8HKLei2ce1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr Shaida Abdali \u30b7\u30e3\u30a4\u30c0\u30fb\u30a2\u30d6\u30c0\u30ea\u535a\u58eb (@ShaidaAbdali) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaidaAbdali\/status\/1191392073695539201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Many others also called out director Ashutosh Gowarikar for distorting history.\u00a0Of course, Bakhts justified this.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">there was no mosque in ayodhya it was &amp; is a temple<br \/>once a temple always a temple<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; patriot (@AnPantomath) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnPantomath\/status\/1193937320551956492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Umm. For starters, Khilji and Abdali are not \u201cMughal rulers\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Reema Omer (@reema_omer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reema_omer\/status\/1193893408189943808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dattuo8\/status\/1193924989403181057<\/p>\n<p>Zealots never agree even when plenty of people came equipped with facts.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Peharsari\/status\/1193911592661983232<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/drmamalkera\/status\/1193953929937248256<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bollywood is Actually Making a Movie on the Balakot &#8220;Strike&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>About Panipat<\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>Panipat<\/em><\/strong> cast Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Kapoor, and Kriti Sanon in a period drama about the Battle of Panipat. Arjun Kapoor plays Sadashiv Rao Bhau, with Sanjay Dutt as Ahmad Shah Abdali, and Kriti Sanon as Parvati Bai.<\/p>\n<p>Bollywood vilifying Muslim historians has gotten old. Previously, Sanjay Leela Bhansali\u2019s magnum opus\u00a0<strong><em>Padmaavat<\/em><\/strong> followed the same route with Ranveer Singh\u2019s portrayal of Alauddin Khilji being that of a blood-thirsty barbarian.<\/p>\n<p>How long till even India gets over watching the same content with different faces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bollywood&#8217;s jingoism is going strong with the trailer of Sanjay Dutt starrer Panipat as a recent addition to the archive. The film has already invited criticism from the Afghan government over its portrayal of certain characters, and now Pakistan has jumped aboard too. It was Pakistani federal minister Fawad Chaudhry who lashed out at the film. 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