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    After musicians, Hansal Mehta slams Rishabh Pant's Dream11 ad

    After musicians, Hansal Mehta slams Rishabh Pant's Dream11 ad
    Written by Divya Bhonsale
    Dec 10, 2022, 06:29 pm 3 min read
    After musicians, Hansal Mehta slams Rishabh Pant's Dream11 ad
    Filmmaker Hansal Mehta on Saturday slammed Dream11's commercial featuring Rishabh Pant

    Dream11's advertisement featuring cricketer Rishabh Pant is drawing major flak on social media for allegedly insulting Indian classical music. After classical musicians Kaushiki Chakraborty and Purbayan Chatterjee criticized the commercial on Twitter, filmmaker Hansal Mehta has now slammed the same. Calling it "disgusting and disrespectful," Mehta, on Saturday, demanded the immediate removal of the ad through a post on Twitter.

    Why does this story matter?

    • The commercial shows Rishabh Pant, a wicketkeeper-batter of the Indian cricket team, wondering what he would be if he weren't a cricketer.
    • It then shows him, dressed as a classical singer, taking the stance of a wicketkeeper in front of the mics and singing badly.
    • The advertisement is being called out for allegedly disrespecting Indian classical music.

    Mehta demands removal of ad

    Taking to Twitter on Saturday, Mehta, who is known for helming films such as Shahid and Aligarh and also Pratik Gandhi starrer series Scam 1992, called the commercial "disgusting and disrespectful." Sharing the ad, he added that one must not do things at "the cost of ridiculing art and its rich traditions." Mehta further demanded that Dream11 pull down the commercial.

    Check out Mehta's tweet

    This is a disgusting and disrespectful commercial. Pimp yourself but not at the cost of ridiculing art and it’s rich traditions. I demand that @Dream11 pulls this down. pic.twitter.com/a9KIs23heL

    — Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) December 10, 2022

    'But why pull it down?' asks writer Munish Bharadwaj

    Commenting on Mehta's post, writer Munish Bharadwaj said that while the ad is in bad taste, it doesn't need to be pulled down. "Freedom of expression should be absolute as long as it's not inciting violence or harm to anyone. Also, art and its rich traditions will remain intact forever but silly ads like these will be forgotten in seconds," he replied to Mehta.

    ‘You look like a fool’, says Chakraborty on Pant’s ad

    Classical singer Chakraborty has slammed Pant for the commercial. "I don't have words to express my disgust and the ugliness of this commercial. Disrespecting your legacy makes you look like a fool, Rishabh Pant," she wrote in a series of tweets. "I am practising Indian Classical Music and I don't follow cricket but I've never disrespected your field of work (sic)," she added.

    Chakraborty's tweet

    I don’t have words to express my disgust and the ugliness of this commercial. Disrespecting your legacy makes you look like a fool @RishabhPant17 .This is the music of Pdt Ravi Shankar, Utd Zakir Hussain, Pdt Bhimsen Joshi. I’m sure u earn a fortune by doing this,but it is worth? https://t.co/is4fCOz4Yt

    — Kaushiki (@Singer_kaushiki) December 9, 2022

    Chatterjee issues a statement on the controversy

    Renowned sitarist Chatterjee slammed the commercial by issuing a statement on social media, saying it isn't the first time such a thing has happened and "this cannot be condoned." Sharing a video on Twitter, he said, "This is a great musical art form, greatly respected and revered... If you talk about [cricket]...legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar are great proponents of this art form."

    Take a look at Chatterjee's full statement

    Indian Classical Music is part of our national identity and as self respecting citizens of India we should respect our rich cultural identity……. Which is revered the world over 🙏🏼#RespectICM #Respectyourroots pic.twitter.com/JJyOwpvVIB

    — Purbayan Chatterjee (@stringstruck) December 10, 2022
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