Swara Bhaskar in recent interview highlighted how boycott movements were being used against Bollywood. Swara clarified that she does not want Akshay’s movies to bomb or be shunned only due to divergent viewpoints.
In a recent interview, actor Swara Bhasker discussed her disagreement with Akshay Kumar over his film preferences.
The last few movies starring Akshay Kumar did miserably at the box office. Akshay’s earlier films, Bachchhan Paandey, Samrat Prithviraj, and Raksha Bandhan, failed to draw viewers to the theatres before his Disney+ Hotstar release, Cuttputlli. His most recent theatrical movie, Raksha Bandhan, even prompted boycott requests from some online users.
Celebrities are easy targets – Swara Bhaskar
Swara Bhaskar argued that people who have a problem with India’s secularism and plurality are the ones who have issues with the film industry, in reference to celebrities being an easy target for criticism.
Swara told The Hindu, “We are storytellers and should tell stories in an honest way. I think Bollywood should not make itself a platform for propaganda.
Having said that Bollywood is not one tangible, homogenous entity and there could never be one voice coming out of the industry. And that’s the beauty of it… I don’t agree with Akshay Kumar because of the kind of films he supports but that doesn’t mean I want his films to flop or that he shouldn’t release his films.”