{"id":403160,"date":"2023-02-24T17:09:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T12:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=403160"},"modified":"2023-02-24T17:09:07","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T12:09:07","slug":"bollywoods-anti-pakistan-film-martin-shows-islamabad-as-a-desert-cringe-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/bollywoods-anti-pakistan-film-martin-shows-islamabad-as-a-desert-cringe-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"Bollywood&#8217;s Anti-Pakistan Film &#8216;Martin&#8217; Shows Islamabad as a Desert [Cringe Alert]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bollywood has done it again! Just when we thought we had seen it all, they have dropped the teaser for their latest film <em><strong>Martin<\/strong><\/em>, and boy oh boy, is it a doozy!<\/p>\n<p>Indian actor Dhruva Sarja stars as &#8216;Martin&#8217;, a muscle-bound meathead whose entire personality is that he&#8217;s Indian, and if that&#8217;s not abundantly clear to you, he literally has the word &#8220;INDIAN&#8221; tattooed on his arm in bold letters, just in case anyone forgets who the hero is.<\/p>\n<p>T-Series dropped the first teaser trailer of the upcoming film, jam-packed with over-the-top fight scenes, guns, explosions, and a giant prison facility in the desert region of Pakistan called Islamabad.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/hania-aamir-goes-viral-with-a-rambunctious-dance-to-naatu-naatu-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hania Aamir Goes Viral With a Rambunctious Dance to &#8216;Naatu Naatu&#8217; [Video]<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-403171 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/martin-dhruva-sarja-1.jpg\" alt=\"martin\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/martin-dhruva-sarja-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/martin-dhruva-sarja-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/martin-dhruva-sarja-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/martin-dhruva-sarja-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/martin-dhruva-sarja-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/martin-dhruva-sarja-1-758x758.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the\u00a0<strong><em>Martin<\/em><\/strong> teaser, Sarja&#8217;s character is sent to a prison in Pakistan, where he proceeds to beat up every inmate, guard, janitor, or some random prisoner taking a shower. Apparently, &#8216;Martin&#8217; is a very &#8220;cruel&#8221; man that the entire Pakistani police force is quivering in their uniforms as they discuss plans to contain this one-man wrecking machine.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the first look at Dhruva Sarja as <strong><em>Martin<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"html5\" id=\"arve-html5-\" style=\"max-width:450px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"arve-embed\">\n\t\t\t<video class=\"arve-video fitvidsignore\" controls controlslist=\"\" data-arve=\"arve-html5-\" onloadstart=\"this.volume=1\" preload=\"metadata\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Martin-Teaser-4K-Dhruva-Sarja-AP-Arjun-Uday-K-Mehta.mp4#t=0.1\"><\/video>\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\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/shehnaaz-gill-wins-hearts-by-stopping-her-performance-for-azaan-at-an-event-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shehnaaz Gill Wins Hearts by Stopping Her Performance for Azaan in Mumbai [Video]<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p><em><strong>Martin<\/strong><\/em> is directed by AP Arjun and produced by Uday K Mehta. The film&#8217;s trailer has been widely criticized on social media for its blatant anti-Pakistan sentiment and for its cringey, over-the-top action sequences, its lack of subtlety, and nuance, as well as its reliance on tired stereotypes.<\/p>\n<p>At least, we&#8217;re glad none of the Pakistani have addressed each other as\u00a0<em>janab\u00a0<\/em>in the trailer, so that&#8217;s a positive step in the right direction.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Visit the Lens\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/celebrities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">celebrity portal<\/a> to find out more about your favorite stars.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bollywood has done it again! Just when we thought we had seen it all, they have dropped the teaser for their latest film Martin, and boy oh boy, is it a doozy! Indian actor Dhruva Sarja stars as &#8216;Martin&#8217;, a muscle-bound meathead whose entire personality is that he&#8217;s Indian, and if that&#8217;s not abundantly clear to you, he literally has [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/bollywoods-anti-pakistan-film-martin-shows-islamabad-as-a-desert-cringe-alert\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":403174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2506,1294,2576,2199,1292,2540,2534,2515,2577,1291,2578,1297,2564],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-403160","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-actors","8":"category-bollywood","9":"category-celebrity-news","10":"category-featured","11":"category-humor","12":"category-international","13":"category-meme","14":"category-movie-film","15":"category-social","16":"category-social-media","17":"category-street-buzz","18":"category-tv-movies-music","19":"category-youtube"},"wps_subtitle":"Indians think Islamabad is a desert...","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/martin-dhruva-sarja-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/martin-dhruva-sarja-758x426.jpg",758,426,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/martin-dhruva-sarja.jpg",1000,562,false]},"author_name":"Sher Alam","categories_name":["Actors","Bollywood","Celebrity News","Featured","Humor","International","Meme","Movie\/Film","social","Social Media","Street Buzz","TV &amp; Film","YouTube"],"title_text":"Bollywood\u2019s Anti-Pakistan Film \u2018Martin\u2019 Shows Islamabad as a Desert [Cringe Alert]","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2506,1294,2576,2199,1292,2540,2534,2515,2577,1291,2578,1297,2564&exclude=403160","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=403160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403160\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/403174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=403160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=403160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=403160"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=403160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}