Naseeruddin Shah Calls Sunny Deol’s Gadar 2 ‘Regressive’; Says, ‘It’s Disturbing That Films…’

Naseeruddin Shah is one of the most renowned and popular veteran actors in Bollywood with several accolades into his account. The dynamic actor recently took a sly dig at Sunny Deol’s ‘Gadar 2’ and called it ‘regressive’ and ‘jingoistic.’ ‘Gadar 2’ is helmed by Anil Sharma and stars Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel in lead roles. The film has shattered several records at the box office and hit theatres on August 11. ‘Gadar 2’ has raked around Rs 515 Crore in India, and has crossed the lifetime collection of Prabhas led ‘Baahubali.’

In an interview with Free Press Journal, Naseeruddin Shah spoke about how popular films drive jingoism and are a harm to society. He said, “It’s not enough to love your country, but beat drums about it and you have to create imaginary enemies. What these people don’t realise is that what they are doing is very harmful. In fact, films like ‘Kerala Story’ and ‘Gadar 2’, I haven’t seen them but I know what they are about.”

 

 

 

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He further expressed his disappointment over the fact that films based on real-life events often go unnoticed. He said, “It’s disturbing that films like ‘Kashmir Files’ are so massively popular whereas films made by Sudhir Mishra, Anubhav Sinha, and Hansal Mehta, who are trying to portray the truth of their times don’t get seen. But it’s important that these filmmakers don’t lose heart and continue telling stories. They will be responsible for posterity. A hundred years later, people will see ‘Bheed’ and they will also see ‘Gadar 2’ and see which one portrays the truth of our times, because film is the only medium which could do that. It’s hard to resort to abstraction and capture life as it is. So regressive is a pretty mild word for what’s going on.”

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Talking about his professional front, the actor was last seen in ‘Taj: Reign Of Revenge.’ The series also starred Aditi Rao Hydari, Rahul Bose, Ashim Gulati, and Zarina Wahab in pivotal roles.