“Disrespectful, Disgraceful”- Monty Panesar calls for boycotting Aamir Khan-starrer Lal Singh Chaddha for its portrayal of Sikhs
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Former India spinner Monty Panesar slammed the Aamir Khan starred movie “Laal Singh Chaddha” for its portrayal of the lead charecter who is a Sikh. He called the movie “disrespectful and disgraceful” to the Indian Armed Forces, Indian Army and Sikhs.
“Laal Singh Chaddha” is a remake of the Tom Hanks-starred Hollywood movie “Forrest Gump” which was released in 1994. In that movie a low IQ made it to the US Army which helped his name getting imprinted on American history books.
Panesar opined that US Army recruited the low IQ men because of their requirement in the Vietnam War which didn’t agree with the Bollywood remake. The movie has been directed by Advait Chandan, produced by Aamir Khan Productions and Viacom18 Studios and written by Atul Kulkarni. It was released on Thursday, August 11.
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“#BoycottLalSinghChadda”- Monty Panesar
Monty Panesar condemned the film and took to Twitter to boycott the film. Earlier, he shared a picture from the film with the caption, “Forrest Gump fits in the US Army because the US was recruiting low IQ men to meet requirements for the Vietnam War. This movie is total disgrace to India Armed Forces Indian Army and Sikhs!! Disrespectful. Disgraceful. #BoycottLalSinghChadda.”
Check his post below:
Meanwhile, Panesar debuted for England in March 2006 against India and retired from cricket in 2013. He had played 50 Tests, 26 ODIs, and one T20Is and picked up 193 international wickets. His family had migrated from Punjab to Luton in England in 1979.
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