As soon as the trailer for ‘Veere Di Wedding’ released, it garnered lakhs of views, thanks to its star cast. While most viewers loved the chick-flick’s trailer, many were quick to judge the movie with a ‘majority female’ star-cast. From calling it ‘a blatant copy’ of Sex and the City (please, how?) to calling it a ‘B grade Luv Ranjan’ film (LAWL WUT?), the “critics” (read: haters) did not hold back.
And then the hashtag ‘#BoycottVeereDiWedding’ started floating around on Twitter yesterday:
HMP has announced nationwide boycott of Veere Di Wedding. And request all its supporters and volunteers to join. #BoycottVeereDiWedding
— HMP_News (@HMP_News) April 26, 2018
not to watch Veere Di Wedding. What about you? #BoycottVeereDiWedding pic.twitter.com/qNrE40H1IQ
— Poonam bhardwaj (@Poonambh28) April 17, 2018
Decided not to watch Veere Di Wedding. What about you? #BoycottVeereDiWedding pic.twitter.com/ZjiPd4u5jh
— InK (@Intolerant_InK) April 16, 2018
What is the reason behind this hashtag? Why are people boycotting the movie? Here’s why:
Majority of Indians are going to #BoycottVeereDiWedding & future coming projects of these treacherous. Let them remind, we are only source of their bread & butter. Without money, name & fame, they will die like a fish without water. Dear @ReallySwara your filmy carrier is ruined. pic.twitter.com/UQcBcdLKyp
— Pradeep Goyal (@PradeepGoyalCA) April 17, 2018
Swara’s film carrier has been ruined apparently. Thank god her lucrative career can ensure that she buys another carrier, TBH.
ICYM the context, people are angry because the three main leads of the movie (Swara, Kareena and Sonam) expressed anger over the rape of a minor in Jammu. Conspiracy theories against Bollywood actors started trending a few weeks ago where people said Bollywood actors are affiliated with the underworld and ‘Anti-Hindu’ organizations and are ruining ‘India’s reputation’ for money. People were quick to call their posts ‘selective outrage’ against Hindus and are now ready to boycott the movie to teach them a ‘lesson’:
If you have right to insult my nation & religion, I reserve my right to protest. I will #BoycottVeereDiWedding completely & won’t encourage the agenda based ‘Cheap PR’.
— Bhaiyyaji (@bhaiyyajispeaks) April 26, 2018
Because of the selective outrage & using the rape of an eight year old for the gaining publicity by @ReallySwara, Kareena KHAN, @humasqureshi @sonamakapoor, I will boycott and not watch their upcoming film Veere Di Wedding. #BoycottVeereDiWedding @ShefVaidya pic.twitter.com/kt8tn5LAzB
— Mitesh Jain (@MK7786) April 17, 2018
Because of the selective outrage & using the rape of an eight year old for the gaining publicity by @ReallySwara, Kareena KHAN, @humasqureshi @sonamakapoor, I will boycott and not watch their upcoming film Veere Di Wedding. #BoycottVeereDiWedding @ShefVaidya pic.twitter.com/kt8tn5LAzB
— Mitesh Jain (@MK7786) April 17, 2018
#BoycottVeereDiWedding Flop show..when the beginning is anti India don’t expect 0 public for a stupid movie.. pic.twitter.com/jbquKAcRy4
— Kalpana___ (@KalpanaSubrama5) April 16, 2018
#BoycottVeereDiWedding Bkz enough is enough, We expect film stars to be dumb, but arrogance of holding playcards on sensitive topics is not same as saying written dialogues in a character. You hold a play card and authorise the message on it. Time to see the results
— Nupendra_Joshi (@Nupendra_Joshi) April 26, 2018
India’s daughter Geeta was abducted and kept in Madrassa. Raped by Maulvi Shahbaaz Khan.
India’s daughter got raped.We seek #JusticeForGeeta n #JusticeForAll
But vultures like @ReallySwara @sonamakapoor won’t write “Ashamed as Secular,Rape in Allah-sthan”#BoycottVeereDiWedding— Durga (@durga_sata) April 26, 2018
Such a sane reaction to rape and rape culture, y’all. Is it any wonder that crimes against women are on the rise?
