Originally posted by: atominis
I disagree. Aamir has earlier faced boycott calls at time of Fanaa in Gujarat and later for Dangal, Dhoom 3 and PK. But he broke records each time.
Aamir only needs to focus on good content and STOP taking too many breaks or going underground for years as he usually does since last decade. He also needs to mind his language and stop commenting too much on social or political issues and atleast choose words carefully.
He was most ruthless in bashing Modi for Gujarat riots and called him mass murderer in 2007 or 2006. That and his donating for orphans of those riots or supporting anti communalism NGOs openly and donating to them and later supporting NBA and also calling BJP an undemocratic party had made him target #1 in eyes of Sangh ages ago. His intolerance statement only gave them more excuse to attack him. Since then all his past interviews are used against him or false propaganda is spread against him.
He just needs to STOP being silent on slanderous, false propaganda against him and take action against sites spreading lies about him the way Akki sued a YouTuber for defamation last year. He needs to choose words carefully and not comment drastically on socio political issues or bash any party or politician too much in harsh terms.
His disappearing from social media and deleting own blog also backfired on him. Otherwise he could post his clarifications directly and interact with audience directly there.
He should stop getting into message mode or religion or social issues in films or ads. Honestly even showcasing NGOs in Satyamev Jayate backfired as one of those NGOs featured by him, named Love Commandos was recently caught extorting money from young runaway couples and blackmailing them, threatening to give their details to their parents.
His daughter Ira also gets trolled badly due to hate for him by IT cell. Let us not call them neutrals.
They hate him for his being the most vocal mainstream commercial star against BJP and Modi. They hated the influence he had on masses and his films breaking records. They had to target him to bring down his credibility at any cost.
SRK is also hated. He has same propaganda against him and his films did flop earlier. He will be targeted with Pathan and Dunki also. More so due to heroines like Deepika and Taapsee in them who are also hated by RW for JNU visit and Twitter/CAA protest attendance by latter just as LSC got additional hate thanks to Kareena and the atheist director Atul Kulkarni's old tweets.
But LSC did not survive boycott calld like Aamir's past films purely because of its poor marketing, choppy screenplay and weak content. The film had its heart in right place, had many emotional moments and good music but it is overall a sad film to see in post pandemic world. It has no happy ending really. One rather feels bad for the lead who bears hostility of others since childhood due to his autism and leg brace. He never takes hostility of others to heart. Poor kid. It just makes you sad as a viewer why this guy suffered so much or lost every single person who he loved or was attached to or who was nice to him. I was wondering if director would even kill his son. Thankfully atleast his son was with him. You think people will watch such film in theatre? LSC did not have quality to hold audience captive like Dangal, Fanaa, TZP, RDB, 3I, D3, PK, Lagaan, DCH etc, throughout its length.
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