Randeep Hooda comes out with a statement, after Netizens trend hashtag #BoycottPanipat in social media, claiming that the character of 'Maharaja Surajmal' has been portrayed in the wrong light.
Kartik
Aaryan's
'Pati
Patni
Aur
Woh'
and
Ashutosh
Gowarikar's
historical
drama
'Panipat'
hit
screens,
last
Friday.
'Panipat'
has
been
receiving
mixed
reviews
since
its
release.
Specific
sections
of
people
have
expressed
their
dissatisfaction
over
the
portrayal
of
'Maharaja
Surajmal'
in
the
film.
The
movie
is
touted
to
have
portrayed
Maharaja
Surajmal
as
a
greedy
ruler.
People
in
Rajasthan
have
protested
against
the
film,
saying
it
has
distorted
history.
Netizens
tweeted
with
the
hashtag
#BoycottPanipat
on
social
media,
bashing
the
filmmakers
for
portraying
Rajput
Maharaj
in
wrong
light.
Some
are
protesting
against
the
use
of
Haryanvi
and
Rajasthani
in
the
film,
saying
they
actually
speak
the
Braj
language.
Former
Chief
Minister
of
Rajasthan,
Vasundhara
Raje
has
stated
that
the
'wrong
picturisation'
of
Maharaja
Suraj
Mal's
character
was
'condemnable'.
Vishvendra
Singh,
an
alleged
direct
descendant
of
the
Maharaja,
took
to
Twitter
to
express
his
view.
He
wrote,
"It
is
unfortunate
that
the
legendary
Jat
ruler,
Maharaja
Suraj
Mal,
has
been
depicted
in
an
unseemly
light.
Historical
facts
are
also
distorted
in
the
film.
In
light
of
the
vociferous
protest
by
the
Jat
community
in
Haryana,
Rajasthan
and
other
regions
of
North
India,
I
believe
that
the
film
should
be
banned
to
avoid
a
law
and
order
situation."
Actor
Randeep
Hooda
has
now
come
out
in
the
open
to
react
on
this.
He
took
to
social
media
and
wrote,
"To
glorify
one
community,
one
doesn't
need
to
show
others
down..
it
mostly
has
an
adverse
effect
..
hoping
for
a
more
mature
understanding
in
the
future.
To
the
offended
-
it's
just
a
movie,
don't
attach
your
ancestors'
legacy
to
a
piece
of
pure
entertainment
#MaharajaSurajmal."
(sic)
Randeep
Hooda
most
recently
started
shooting
for
'Radhe:
Your
Most
Wanted
Bhai'.
The
movie
has
Salman
Khan,
Jackie
Shroff
and
Disha
Patani
in
pivotal
roles.
'Radhe'
is
scheduled
to
hit
the
screens
for
Eid
2020.