Here Is What Shah Rukh Khan Said About Influence Of Social Media And Cinema

Shah Rukh Khan addressed the criticism of Pathaan on social media in his speech on Thursday at the Kolkata International Film Festival. On Twitter, there are currently calls to boycott his movie Pathaan.

The statement came at an intriguing time because there are already calls on Twitter to boycott Shah Rukh Khan's upcoming movie Pathaan. Since the movie released its first song, there have been various hashtags trending on Twitter and contributing to the film's boycott. Shah Rukh Khan addressed the "narrowness of view" on social media without mentioning Pathaan and even pushed back against individuals who had a pessimistic outlook.

3 Things Told By SRK On Pathaan Boycott

Shah Rukh Khan addressed the criticism on social media in his speech at the festival. He began by saying," The collective narratives of our times are shaped by social media. Contrary to the belief that the spread of social media will affect cinema negatively, I believe cinema has an even more important role to play now."

He added, "Social media is often driven by a certain narrowness of view that limits human nature to its baser self. And its somewhere that negativity increases social media consumption and thereby increases its commercial value as well. Such pursuits enclose the collective narrative making it divisive and destructive." You can listen to his full speech here.

A user tweeted, "Even cinema is driven by the narrowness of view.....some of the producers are trying to impose their theory on us.... mindfulness is necessary by both social media and cinema."

About Pathaan

Deepika Padukone, John Abraham, and Siddharth Anand all appear in the spy thriller Pathaan. After its first song, Besharam Rang, was made public two days ago, criticism of the film began. The song and costumes were criticised by Madhya Pradesh minister Narottam Mishra, who claimed that until they were changed, the movie may not be shown in the state. Since then, Twitter's trending tags have included the hashtag #BoycottPathaan. The movie is scheduled to hit theatres on January 25, 2023.

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