There have been several anti-Pathaan protests since the first song, "Besharam Rang," from the Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone movie was released. In fact, several groups have been loudly urging people to boycott the movie altogether. Veteran film distributor and owner of G7 in Bandra, Manoj Desai, recently had a lively conversation about the topic. He made no bones about the fact that the entire "boycott Pathaan" craze is some sort of propaganda.
The seasoned distributor revealed in a recent interview, “It is quite possible that there is some kind of propaganda behind this. I have not said anything because of my relations with Shah Rukh Khan. Whenever there has been a Shah Rukh or Salman film, they are at Gaiety Galaxy. They (the actors) always come by. As for propaganda, I do not care about it.”
Desai spoke out on the religious difference. He said, “For me, there is no Hindu – Muslim. I will say it again; an equal number of Hindus and Muslims will watch Pathaan. And both have the same level of value for me because, at the end of the day, they are both my customers. I have to salute them. So that Hindu-Muslim divide does not come up for me, and I do not talk about it either.”
