Pakistani Celebrities Criticize Hrithik Roshan-Deepika Padukone's 'Fighter' Trailer; Director Siddharth Anand Responds Swiftly

Highly anticipated film 'Fighter,' featuring Deepika Padukone, Hrithik Roshan, and Anil Kapoor, has been generating buzz since its announcement in 2024. Despite positive reception for earlier releases, the recently unveiled trailer faced criticism from Pakistani celebrities. In response, director Siddharth Anand appears to have addressed the feedback on his X (formerly Twitter) account.

Siddharth Anand responds to Pakistani celebrities criticizing Fighter trailer.

The Fighter trailer, depicting an Indian Air Force strike post a terror attack in Pakistan, faced criticism from Pakistani actors like Hania Aamir and Adnan Siddiqui. Director Siddharth Anand responded on X, sharing a thinking face emoji in reaction to a tweet discussing Hania Aamir's recent Instagram Stories.

Reacting to a tweet about Hania Aamir's recent Instagram Stories, Siddharth added a thinking face emoji. The tweet read, "Didn't she literally work in a movie which was anti-India? If indian celebs have no issue with the anti-India stuff Pakistani celebs do in movies, why do Pak celebs care so much?

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Another tweet read, "Was 'art' breathing here?" The original tweet was about the 2018 Pakistani film Parwaaz Hai Junoon which read, "Parwaaz Hai Junoon was an anti-Indian Air Force movie and Hania Aamir starred in it." Agreeing with it, an X user also said, “Yes, they portrayed Indian Air Force as villain...”

Reacting to this, Siddharth Anand commented, "Oh!!"

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Talking about Hania Aamir's note, right after the Fighter trailer was released on January 15, she expressed her thoughts on her Instagram Stories. She wrote, "So sad and unfortunate to know that there are artists out there in this day and age who are aware of the power that the cinema holds and still go ahead and feed the riff between the two countries. I feel sorry for the artists who try to bridge the gap by trusting their art as a medium. Distasteful; let art breathe." 

Pakistani actor Adnan Siddiqui did not directly mention the name of the film and said that it was 'disheartening' to see Bollywood portray Pakistanis as villains. His tweet read, "Once celebrated for love, Bollywood now crafts hate-filled narratives, portraying us as villains. Despite our love for your films, it's disheartening. Art transcends boundaries; let's use it to promote love and peace. Two nations, victims of politics, deserve better."

More about Fighter 

In addition to Deepika Padukone and Hrithik Roshan, the cast of Fighter includes Anil Kapoor, Karan Singh Grover, Akshay Oberoi, Ashutosh Rana, Sanjeeda Sheikh, and others.

Siddharth Anand directs the film, scheduled for theatrical release on January 25, 2024.