The makers of Brahmastra Part One: Shiva on Wednesday released the film’s trailer. However, little did they realise that the trailer will trigger an unprecedented demand for the boycott of the film starring Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan, Nagarjuna and Mouni Roy among others. Soon hashtag #BoycottBrahmastra became a top trend on Twitter.
Brahmastra is directed by Ayan Mukerji and is based on a mythology-based fantasy with Ranbir and Alia playing the characters of Shiva and Isha. However, Ranbir is now being accused of hurting the sentiments of Hindus in the film.
In one scene, Ranbir is seen entering a temple wearing his shoes. This did not go down well with a section of Hindus, who launched a hashtag, #BoycottBrahmastra, on Twitter. Also joining the call for the boycott of the film were supporters of Sushant Singh Rajput. the fact that the film’s trailer was released just a day after Sushant fans marked the second anniversary of the actor’s death, did not go down well with them.
One user wrote, “Let us pledge to bring a change in our society and make a drug free nation. Do not spend your hard earned money to Druggiewood.
#BoycottBollywood is trending in twitter since last 2years. #BoycottBrahmastra must.”
Another fan wrote, ‘We Will #BoycottBrahmastra. We Will #BoycottBollywood. No one Can Stop Us. CBI Do Justice To Sushant.”
“Bollywood snatched Sushant from us, now we will snatch everything from them. Its Karma nothing else. #BoycottBollywood #BoycottBrahmastra. CBI Do Justice To Sushant,” wrote another fan.
Let us pledge to bring a change in our society and make a drug free nation. Do not spend your hard earned money to Druggiewood.#BoycottBollywood is trending in twitter since last 2years.#BoycottBrahmastra must pic.twitter.com/cT6mK3CXsC
— Sᴜᴍɪᴛᴀ ᴅᴀs🇮🇳 (@sumidas198) June 16, 2022
Bollywood snatched Sushant from us, now we will snatch everything from them.
Its Karma nothing else.#BoycottBollywood #BoycottBrahmastraCBI Do Justice To Sushant pic.twitter.com/qS7KJZ2HdO
— Satya🇮🇳 (@SatyaSSRian1) June 16, 2022
We Will #BoycottBrahmastra
We Will #BoycottBollywood
No one Can Stop UsCBI Do Justice To Sushant pic.twitter.com/ItAO5pAT2x
— sush 4 ever (@MEENU82433774) June 16, 2022
No matter how many religious films you make, these Bollywood people always build mistakes, that’s why I don’t trust Bollywood. #jagohindu #BoycottBollywood #BoycottBrahmastra #BoycottBrahmastraMovie #WeWantHinduRashtra pic.twitter.com/z79rA2Etac
— Ankit Ranjan Singh (@AnkitSingh13_) June 16, 2022
Brahmastra Part One: Shiva” will release theatrically in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada on September 9, 2022. It is a joint production of Star Studios, Dharma Productions, Prime Focus and Starlight Pictures.