Amidst Protest Against SRK's Pathaan, FWICE Issues Statement Against ‘Boycott Bollywood’ Trend

Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) has now issued a statement regarding the 'Boycott Bollywood' trends and has asked for the government’s help in the matter.

The latest film to face the ire of boycotts and protests is Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming film Pathaan.

New Delhi: After actor Suniel Shetty’s recent appeal to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to help curb the anti-Bollywood sentiments, the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) has now issued a statement regarding the Boycott Bollywood trends and has asked for the government’s help in the matter. 

The statement read, “The recent trend of “#Boycott Bollywood” has been affecting the producers and lakhs of workers working for the films and it has been seriously noted by the FWICE as it has raised a major situation of survival of the common workers, technicians and the artists who are earning their daily bread from this industry.” 

The statement also mentioned that the people using these trends believe in hatred. It said, “A film is made with passion and dream of success. However, these blooming dreams get shattered by such trends which are many times influenced by people believing in hatred and those who do not support peace, harmony and unity. People have been barging into the theatres and threatening the public and forcefully vacating the theatres. There have been threats to the producers and the lead actor/actresses. They are abused on social media platforms with filthy/vulgar language.” 

The statement also said that the protestors should follow the right channel and approach CBFC for any grievances rather than using these destructive trends. It mentioned, “We strongly condemn these acts and the boycotting of any film which is already certified by the final cell of the Film authorities which is the CBFC. Getting a film certified through the CBFC is itself an achievement as the film and the filmmakers are going through the entire process of certification. The protestors of the film should thus follow the right channel and report their grievances against the film to the CBFC and other governing authorities rather than blindly coming up with such a destructive trend to blatantly boycott the entire industry.” 

“FWICE stands strong in support of the producers who are creating films and generating employment to lakhs of people and help them to earn their living and survive with dignity. We urge the government to intervene in the matter and stop this trend of ‘Boycott Bollywood,’” it concluded.  

The latest film to face the ire of boycotts and protests is Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming film Pathaan. The first song of the film, ‘Besharam Rang’ drew a lot of controversy because of the saffron colour bikini sported by Deepika in the song. The Hindutva activists across the country have raised objections to the dance sequence where Shah Rukh Khan is wearing a green colour shirt and Deepika is flaunting a saffron outfit.