Explained: Why Aamir Khan is being trolled on Twitter for his positive response to The Kashmir Files
FirstpostAamir Khan is one of the few mainstream Bollywood voices to come out in support of The Kashmir Files. Let’s talk Turkey Two years ago, while Khan was filming his upcoming movie Laal Singh Chaddha in Turkey, he reportedly requested to meet Turkey’s First Lady Emine Erdogan to discuss his philanthropic efforts associated with his NGO Paani Foundation. The tweet led to Khan’s trolling, thanks to the controversial stand taken by Emine’s husband, Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the Kashmir issue. Several on Twitter also labelled Khan’s kind words for The Kashmir Files as opportunism since his big-budget film Laal Singh Chaddha is slated for release on 11 August after years of delays. Many Twitter users claimed Khan’s word of appreciation for The Kashmir Files, despite having not watched it, is a result of his insecurity for the prospects of Laal Singh Chaddha, that has already seen multiple delays because of the cinema shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the last two years.