{"id":29351,"date":"2023-11-28T17:43:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T17:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/chhapaak-director-says-deepikas-jnu-visit-left-dent-in-the-film-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-11-28T17:43:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T17:43:07","slug":"chhapaak-director-says-deepikas-jnu-visit-left-dent-in-the-film-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/chhapaak-director-says-deepikas-jnu-visit-left-dent-in-the-film-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Chhapaak director says Deepika’s JNU visit left dent in the film | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On a cold January night in 2020, Indian superstar Deepika Padukone probably took the stand of a lifetime. The Pathaan<\/em> star stood at the sidelines with the protestors at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) where students were attacked.<\/p>\n

The star, who was in the Indian capital for promotions of her then-upcoming film, attended the meeting and stood as former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar gave a speech. Dressed simply in black with her hair swept back into a bun, Padukone was flanked by her publicist and her manager. She left 15 minutes later without saying a word, leaving the rest of the world to interpret her actions.<\/p>\n

Her stance of solidarity with the oppressed students was of ample significance since she had a film, Chhapaak<\/em> coming out in a matter of days. Many right-wingers called for a boycott of Meghna Gulzar’s offering, while others were in awe of Padukone using her influence and being on the ‘right side of history’.<\/p>\n

Much was spoken about the renowned star’s take on the matter. Days went by and Padukone’s Chhapaak<\/em> introduced the actor to newfound fame. Now, almost four years later, the director of the film is speaking out on the matter.<\/p>\n

Talking about Padukone’s stance in 2020, Gulzar shared at the Indian Express <\/em>Adda event, “I am sure that the answer is pretty obvious. Yes, of course, it made a dent in the film.” She added, “Because the conversation went from acid violence, which I intended the film to amplify, to somewhere else. So, of course, it impacted the film. There is no denying that.\u201d\"Deepika<\/p>\n

Before heading to the protest, Padukone had spoken about the violence against students at the JNU campus in a 2019 interview with NDTV<\/em>. \u201cI feel proud to see that we aren\u2019t scared to express ourselves. I think the fact that we are thinking about the country and its future. Whatever may be our point of view, it\u2019s nice to see,\u201d she had said.<\/p>\n

The star’s presence on the university campus led to trolls slamming her and calling it a promotional, PR stunt for her film. However, there are many others on the social networking site lauding her for showing solidarity with the students. Several hashtags, both positive and negative, like #DeepikaPadukone, #IStandWithDeepika, #BoycottDeepikaPadukone and #BoycottChhapaak had been top trending on Indian Twitter.<\/p>\n

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