Raksha Bandhan
Akshay Kumar is going to be back on screen with his film Raksha Bandhan. It is going to release on August 11, 2022. However, before its release Boycott Raksha Bandhan is trending on Twitter. It is because of Kanika Dhillon's alleged Hinduphobic tweets. She is the co-writer of the film and now netizens are calling for the boycott of the film. The makers are yet to respond. On that note, here's looking at other Akshay Kumar films that fell in controversies.
Samrat Prithviraj
Akshay Kumar's period drama had been mired in several controversies. The first one was its title. Karni Sena demanded that the title be changed from Prithviraj to Samrat Prithviraj. Further, Gurjar community claimed that Prithviraj wrongly depicted him as Rajput. The film released and it failed at the box office.
Good Newwz
A dialogue in Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Diljit Dosanjh and Kiara Advani starrer had created controversy. A dialogue by Diljit had him saying, 'Mere Bache ka naam Hola Ram hai kyunki vo Holi pe paida hua tha', to which Akshay replies 'Acha hua apka bacha Lohri pe paida nahi hua…'. This hurt sentiments of people.
Oh My God
The film showed Hindu priests as corrupt and it was considered offensive by many. So much that the screening of the film was brought to a halt in Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Nawanshahr, Hoshiarpur and other places in Punjab. Also Read - Laal Singh Chaddha box office collection day 6: Aamir Khan's film goes from bad to worse; yet to cross Rs 50 crore mark
Laxmii
Earlier, film Laxmii was titled Laxmii Bomb. But after several protests, it was changed. Reportedly, many found associated the name of Goddess Laxmii with a bomb was derogatory.
Ram Setu
After the poster of Akshay Kumar's film Ram Setu was released, many objected to it. On the poster, Myth or Reality was written and netizens objected to it. A politician also objected Ram Setu and stated that the film portrays wrong facts.
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