Earlier this month, editor-writer Apurva Asrani lashed out at filmmaker Karan Johar after an old video of him allegedly trying to sabotage actor Anushka Sharma’s career surfaced online. , Apurva tweeted again about Karan Djohar, labeling his films Dostana (2008) and Student of the Year (2012) as “harmful”. Apurva, who has been actively tweeting about the LGBTQ+ community, responded to a Twitter user who accused Karan Johar’s film of “perpetuating certain stereotypes about the LGBTQ+ community.” Also Read: Vivek Agnihotri, Apurva Asrani Beats Karan Johar in Old Video
The tweet read, “I also condemn Karan Johar’s films for perpetuating certain stereotypes about the LGBTQ+ community, especially through the use of certain characters and comedic elements.” As well as stated that “ridiculing” of gays is a trend in Bollywood films. While criticizing some of Karan’s films, Apurva said that the filmmakers also supported “sensitive” films such as Kapoor & Sons (2016).
On Friday, Apurva tweeted, “There was a tendency in Bollywood to ridicule and caricature gays, not just Karan Johar. But thankfully that ended a while ago. Dostana and Student Of The In the same way that Year did damage to (rainbow flag emoji), he also created the more subtle Kapoor & Sons.”
Directed by Shakun Batra and backed by Karan Johar, Kapoor & Sons explored themes of dysfunctional families and homosexuality. It featured Rishi Kapoor, Ratna Pathak Shah, Rajat Kapoor, Fawad Khan, Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt. It received critical acclaim and performed well at the box office. Meanwhile, in Dostana, Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham pretend to be a gay couple to get an apartment. In Student of the Year, Rishi Kapoor played a gay dean.
In a series of tweets, Apurva also addressed the discussion of the Supreme Court hearing on the Marriage Equality Petition. . Calling it an “uneasy time,” Apurva tweeted on Thursday, “It’s an uneasy time for all of us. I can’t comprehend the intensity of the…but we are working through this together…”
In another tweet, he asked people to leave the LGBTQ+ community alone and let people make a “personal choice.” As long as it doesn’t interfere with personal choices, and as long as their choices don’t harm you, leave them alone.There’s probably a lot we still don’t understand, especially about personal struggles, especially for identity. To.
