Aamir Khan 'Muslim' playing Lord Krishna in Mahabharata, Twitterati slammed him; asks will Muslims allow a Hindu to play life of Mohammed?
The one of the biggest budget film, Mahabharata based on the on the Hindu epic “Mahabharata” is the film that takes a lot of courage in making it. The Indian filmmakers have just announced about the film and it has landed into making is another controversial film. The film cast several big stars in which Mr perfectionist Aamir Khan is also listed. Aamir is to play as Lord Krishna in the film Mahabharata, here it is not doing well with the people.
As every another historical and mythological connection movies get tangled into controversies, This film has also landed into controversy when they found Aamir 'Khan' being a Muslim man is to play a Hindu God.
The people could not digest the news and started pouring the hatred comment on social media. A Twitter user named Francois Gautier (Twitter handle – @fgautier26) quizzed on Aamir Khan playing a character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata despite the fact that he follows Islam.
He tweeted, “Why should @AamirKhan, a Muslim, play in most ancient & sacred of Hindu epics, the Mahabharata? Is @BJP4India Govt of @narendramodi going to be like the @INCIndia & just stand by in name of secularism??? Would Muslims allow a Hindu to play life of Mohamed?”
Why should @AamirKhan, a Muslim, play in most ancient & sacred of Hindu epics, the Mahabharata? Is @BJP4India Govt of @narendramodi going to be like the @INCIndia & just stand by in name of secularism??? Would Muslims allow a Hindu to play life of Mohamed?https://t.co/fC7bvbHkZE
— Francois Gautier (@fgautier26) March 21, 2018
While Mr Perfectionist didn't respond the popular lyricist Javed Akhtar came forward in his support.
Smashing the man who raised an objection, Javed Akhtar wrote, “You scoundrel, have you not seen Peter Brooks production of this great epic Mahabharata in France. I would like to know which foreign agency is paying you to spread this kind of perverse and poisonous thoughts in our country.”
You scoundrel, have you not seen peter brooks production of this great epic Mahabharsta in France . I would like to know which foreign agency is paying you to spread this kind of perverse and poisonous thoughts in our country
— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) March 21, 2018
After Javed’s reply, another user supported Francois and wrote, “Unfortunately he is not a threat to Indians but Islamist like Aamir Khan and you are.”
To this, Javed replied in an angry tone, “You ignorant unfortunate imbecile, obviously you know nothing about our Indian traditions and culture. Do you know who were Ras khan bully shah Waris Shah, Baba Farid Nazeer Akbarabadi, Nizir Banarasi, Bismillah Khan? You are just a frog in the stinking well of communalism”
Another user mentioned a comedy scene from Aamir Khan’s “PK” featuring Lord Shiva in his tweet and posted, “Let us have a similar comedy scene on Allah and Muhammad dear @Javedakhtarjadu.”
Javed Akhtar replied, “If your ideals are Isis Taliban and fanatic Mullas I can only feel sorry for you.”
Earlier, Aamir Khan said Mahabharata is his dream project but he is afraid of starting the venture as it may take 15-20 years of his career. He also added he would like to play the character of Karna but he is not sure whether his physique will be suitable for that role, adding that he may have to play the character of Lord Krishna.
During the promotion of “Secret Superstar”, Aamir said, “My dream project is to make the Mahabharata but I’m afraid of starting the project as I know it will consume at least 15-20 years of my life. My favourite character is Karna, but I don’t know if I’ll be able to play him due to my physique. I may just have to play Krishna. I also liked the character of Arjun. He was the only person who asked Krishna why he must kill his own people.”
Indian Business tycoon Mukesh Ambani is a co-producer of the flick and so Aamir’s dream project may start soon.
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First published: 25 March 2018, 16:39 IST