MUMBAI (Reuters) – A Bollywood film that casts Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and his family in an unflattering light ahead of a national election later this year has kicked up a controversy ahead of its release on Friday. In one scene, Singh’s wife is shown asking her forlorn husband: “How much more will the party insult you? Anupam Kher, the actor who plays Singh, has been an ardent Modi supporter and his wife is a national lawmaker for the BJP. Akshaye Khanna, who plays Baru’s character in the film, is the son of Vinod Khanna, a film actor who was also a BJP lawmaker. Fellow Bollywood actor Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub tweeted “why don’t you just postpone the release till July, if it is just a pure piece of cinema and nothing more?”

Source: Egypt Independent January 09, 2019 14:26 UTC