Nikamma Trailer Is Out, Twitterati Finds It Embarrassing

The trailer of Nikamma is finally here. The film which stars Shilpa Shetty, Abhimanyu Dassani and Shirley Setia in lead roles, has been making headlines since 2020. It is a full Bollywood entertainer with glam, action scenes, romance, dance and everything else.

After Shilpa Shetty featured herself as the villain avatar on social media, viewers finally knew how she might appear in the film. Apart from this, Abhimanyu Dassani was seen doing comedy, action sequences and dance. Making her Bollywood debut with the film, Singer Shirley Setia tops it all with the revived version of popular 2000 number, Nikamma Kiya Is Dil Ne.

Shilpa Shetty Nikamma Trailer Trashed

Directed by Sabbir Khan, the film is said to be an action entertainer. Abhimanyu and Shirley play each other’s love interests in the film. Shilpa’s role as the “glam” villain has made the audience all the way more curious. The film has been bankrolled by Sony Pictures International Productions. 

Suggested Reading: Shilpa Shetty And Shirley Setia Starrer Nikamma To Release On This Date

Bollywood critics and general viewers, however, are upset that the movie is a remake of the 2017 Telugu hit Middle Class Abbayi which starred Sai Pallavi, Bhumika Chawla and Nani in leading roles. The Hindi remake has been directed by Heroptani, Baaghi fame Sabbir Khan and stars Shilpa Shetty and Shirley Setia along with Abhimanyu.

“Nikamma trailer didn't seem any special or made any sense to me. Wondering how and why ShilpaShetty signed for such films,” said journalist and environmental activist, Jyothi Jha in a tweet. “I hope I am proved wrong & the story turns out to be great, but it's very unlikely. Theatrical release might not be a wise idea. Best wishes anyway,” she added further in her tweet. 

Entertainment editor, Sreeju Sudhakaran also said in a tweet, “Another day, another remake, sigh…” Expressing disappointment in Bollywood, the tweet further added, “After Jersey, Bollywood found another Nani film to love and adapt in Middle Class  Abbayi, going by Nikamma's first trailer.” 

Another user also questioned Bollywood in a tweet. “Seriously? Bollywood now remaking below average south indian movies too? This shows how lazy and over-dependent they’ve become. Nani starrer Middle Class Abbayi is a below average movie and Bollywood didn’t leave that too but remade it in the name of Nikamma and will be releasing it in theaters!”