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#Karan_Johar_Insults_IAF was trending on the micro-blogging site on Thursday claiming that the Dharma productions portrayed gender bias and insulted the IAF.
The harsh comments against the filmmaker came a day after the Indian Air Force sent a letter to Dharma Production, Netflix and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) objecting certain scenes and dialogues in the movie and trailer over portrayal of IAF in a undue negative light.
The defence wing in its letter stated that the filmmakers had initially promised to represent IAF with authenticity and make all efforts to ensure that the film helps to inspire the next generation of IAF officers.
On this, several netizens called out Johar. A user even demanded legal action against producers, filmmakers for attempting to malign the reputation of Indian Airforce.
"We demand legal action against producer of the film #GunjanSaxenaTheKargilGirl who has deliberately tried to malign the reputation of Indian Airforce by spreading misinformation of Gender Bias in Armed Forces," a user tweeted.
"Here we have @karanjohar Who dares to insult @IAF_MCC by showing discrimination towards women (Gunjan saxena) by Indian Airforce on @NetflixIndia All nationalists r boycotting this Anti-National movie! Karan johar - sudhar jao!," said another user
"#Karan_Johar_Insults_IAF My fellow Indian,please show your anger for @karanjohar,on youtube also by disliking "Gunjan Saxena" trailer,to give their medicine to themselves. Like the way,we did to"Sadak2".Its my humble request to all of you," shared another user.
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‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’, a biopic produced by Dharma Productions and Zee Studios, is the story of the first Indian woman air force officer to enter a war zone and play an important role in rescuing soldiers during the Kargil War in 1999.
Directed by Sharan Sharma, 'Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl' also stars Pankaj Tripathi, Vineet Kumar Singh, Angad Bedi, and Manav Vij in pivotal roles.