Actress Kareena Kapoor has reacted to the trend of people boycotting Bollywood films. Kareena asked how people would be entertained if there were no films at a recent event in Kolkata. Kareena attended the Indian Chamber of Commerce-Young Leaders Forum in Kolkata on Sunday.
The ‘#BoycottBollywood’ movement began last year, ahead of the release of several films, including Laal Singh Chaddha, Liger, Brahmastra, and Raksha Bandhan. The trend had an impact on the box office performance of some of the films.
Kareena, according to news agency ANI, stated, “I completely disagree with it. If that happens, how will we entertain, how will you find joy and happiness in your life, which I believe everyone requires? And which cinema and films are promising, as we and the films have always done. Agar films nahi hogi, toh entertainment kaisa hoga (If films are not available, how will people be entertained?).”
Before the release of Laal Singh Chaddha, Twitter users began trending the hashtag #BoycottLaalSinghChaddha, urging people not to watch the film. Many people have called for boycotts of films such as Liger, starring Vijay Deverakonda and Ananya Panday, and Brahmastra, starring Ranbir Kapoor. Brahmastra, on the other hand, did extremely well at the box office, becoming one of the highest-grossing films of 2022. The trend began again ahead of the release of Pathaan, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone.
Kareena has several projects in the pipeline. She will be next seen in director Sujoy Ghosh’s thriller which is based on the book The Devotion of Suspect X. The film also stars Vijay Varma and Jaideep Ahlawat. Apart from that, she also has director Hansal Mehta’s next untitled film.
She will also appear in the upcoming comedy film The Crew alongside Tabu and Kriti Sanon. Rajesh Krishnan’s film is set against the backdrop of the struggling airline industry. Balaji Motion Pictures Limited and Anil Kapoor Productions will co-produce The Crew. It is scheduled to open in February 2023.