Boycott Laal Singh Chaddha Viral Trend: 4 shocking controversies of Aamir Khan

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan starer Laal Singh Chaddha has been trending on social media amid demands by a section of users to boycott the film. Directed by Advait Chandan, the film is set to hit the big screens on Thursday, August 11.

It seems that whenever a film involving any controversial actor or tight content is about to release, netizens welcome it using a special hashtag trend 'Boycott'.

Nowadays #BoycottLaalSinghChaddha has become one of the most trending hashtags on social media. However, this isn't Aamir Khan's first encounter with trouble. Here are some of the major controversies surrounding the perfectionist of Bollywood.

Aamir Khan's intolerance statement

In 2015, Khan’s comments about ‘intolerance in India’ sparked massive outrage. Some social media users dug out the old controversy and shared it over the internet to create hatred among people for Laal Singh Chaddha. Aamir stated in the statement that his wife Kiran Rao is uneasy in India and wants to leave.

Aamir Khan’s dog name controversy

The Thugs of Hindostan actor named his dog Shah Rukh Khan, which earned him a lot of backlashes. Aamir Khan and SRK also got into a cold war because of this.

The PK movie Controversy

'Mr Perfectionist' had faced fierce criticism from the public and religious leaders over the concept of his movie PK. He was criticized for questioning the age-old religious practices of the Hindu community.

Aamir Khan’s hatred toward award shows

According to critics, the Dangal actor doesn't attend any award ceremonies because he didn't win the 1991 Filmfare Award for ‘Best Actor in a Leading Role' for his performance in the movie Dil.

Apart from Laal Singh Chaddha, Akshay Kumar starer Raksha Bandhan also became the target of the boycott trend after some social media users dug out writer Kanika Dhillon's old tweets.

Alia Bhatt's recently released Darlings was also added to the Twitter boycott list after several users complained that it made fun of victims of domestic abuse.

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