FWICE writes to govt, seeks protection against ‘Boycott Bollywood’ trend amid Pathaan controversy

Boycott Bollywood trend: The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) has issued a statement urging the government to help against the ongoing Boycott Bollywood trend. The latest film to face the boycott calls is Shah Rukh Khan's upcoming Pathaan.

The statement comes after Suniel Shetty met UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath recently and sought help to curb the anti-Bollywood trend. FWICE issued a long statement that strongly condemned the ongoing trend and called it ‘hooliganism.’

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Producers, workers worst hit

Seeking protection from the government, FWICE wrote, “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 people who have been spreading anti-Bollywood sentiments. 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.”

FWICE condemns attacks

FWICE did not name any movie that faced boycott calls, but said that anyone objecting to a film and its content, should write to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) who give the ultimate clearance to a film, instead of attacking theatres. 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,’” the statement read. Earlier, Suniel Shetty urged CM Yogi Adityanath to discuss the boycott trends with PM Narendra Modi as the industry is in its ‘worst stage.’

Meanwhile, protests against Shah Rukh Khan’s film Pathaan have been going on. A video was doing rounds on Thursday showing protest by Bajrang Dal in a mall in Ahmedabad. Pathaan is facing controversy after some politicians objected to Deepika Padukone’s saffron bikini in the film song Besharam Rang. Pathaan will release on January 25.

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