Two Bollywood superstars Aamir Khan and Akshay Kumar films, Lal Singh Chadda and Raksha Bandhan respectively are all set to hit theaters on August 11. Audiences have high hopes form the films, as it being promoted with a great story and resting on the shoulders of a star with a massive following, but there’s been trends lately over social media to boycott the movies.
Before #BoycottLaalSinghChaddha trend was viral, due to some controversial statements by the movie’s lead Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor which have made headlines and noe netizens are embracing #BoycottRakshaBandhanMovie.
Akshay Kumar’s lead actor has come under controversy after writer Kanika Dillon’s allegedly anti-Hindu tweet surfaced online. The tweet recently went viral on social media. Some netizens have suggested that Kanika repeatedly attack Hindu beliefs and religious sentiments so the audiences should boycott her and her films. Meanwhile, some of the netizens also dug up an old interview of her Akshay talking about people wasting milk while offering it to Lord Shiva. These tweets and video interviews by actor Akshay Kumar and writer Kanika Dillion have sparked massive controversy, with netizens calling for a boycott of Raksha Bandhan.