"Shah Rukh should watch this film with his daughter": MP assembly speaker Girish Gautam on Besharam Rang row

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• Dec 19, 2022 | Dhupali Das

The film's first song, "Besharam Rang," has aroused the ire of several politicians, who have termed it as indecent...

Digital Desk: After Madhya Pradesh minister Narottam Mishra, the state legislative assembly's speaker Girish Gautam has also expressed his dissatisfaction with Shah Rukh Khan's upcoming film "Pathaan." The film's first song, "Besharam Rang," has aroused the ire of several politicians, who have termed it as indecent, and the internet has even hinted at some communal angle in the costumes of the two lead actors.

The five-day session of the MP state assembly begins on Monday. Prior to this, Gautam spoke about the controversy Pathaan has evoked in the state. Many people, including state leaders, have complained that the movie displeases their religious sensibilities and that the music is vulgar and indecent. "Shah Rukh should watch this film with his daughter, upload a picture and tell the world that he is watching it with his daughter. I challenge you to make a similar film on the Prophet and run it," Gautam said. Notably, Shah Rukh's daughter Suhana Khan, 22, will soon make her Bollywood debut.

Besharam Rang features Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. The beach party song features Deepika in a variety of outfits, but what has sparked the protesters' wrath is one particular bikini, which they allege is saffron and hence offends their religious sensibilities.  The film’s team has not directly responded to it, even though Shah Rukh did send a veiled message on social media negativity at a recent event.

Shah Rukh stated in Hindi last week at the inauguration of the Kolkata International Film Festival 2022, "The world has become normal. We are all happy, I am the happiest. And I have no objection in stating that duniya kuch bhi kar le, main aur aap log aur jitney bhi positive log hain sab ke sab, zinda hain (me, you all and all the positive people are alive)." His final ‘zinda hain’, delivered in the style of his character from Pathaan, drew cheers from the large crowd gathered there.

Earlier, Madhya Pradesh minister Narottam Mishra had opposed to Besharam Rang, claiming that unless it was changed, the film may not be released in the state. Since then, the hashtag 'Boycott Pathaan' has been trending on the microblogging site Twitter. Pathaan is scheduled to hit theatres on January 25, 2023.