IT’S PAINFUL TO HEAR “PAY OR WE’LL DESTROY YOU”, SAYS VIKAS KHANNA
CHEF TURNED AUTHOR OUTRAGED BY THE CLOSEFISTED ATTITUDE OF CRITICS
Vikas Khanna who has recently ventured into writing and filmmaking seemed fuming on Twitter.
The Chef turned writer-filmmaker turned red and provoked to express his aggression on the Indian critics over his debut film titled ‘THE LAST COLOR’, based on his novel with the same name. The film is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.
Released in 2019, THE LAST COLOR is a tale of the agony of the widows living in Vrindavan, Varanasi, and Banaras, enduring the orthodox beliefs and age-old taboos practiced there.
Expressing his grief, The filmmaker tweeted, “When I used to hear Kangana Team speak about this issue of critics & favoritism & nepotism it used to hurt my heart. But today I experience it firsthand. Minions won’t let outsiders enter even if they put their heart & soul in the craft. It’s painful to hear “Pay or we’ll destroy you”.
It seems that encountering the Indian critics, was a bitter pill for Vikas Khanna to take. According to his tweet, the evaluators would write a negative review, if one does not meet with their margins.
He tweeted another post, where he had some pics of positive reviews for his movie. It read, “My 2 Greatest Icons have spoken @VikasSwarup @bhawanasomaaya…While many critics are asking for money or they will give me 2 Stars or destroy my movie or not give me AWARDS. I ONLY care for my viewers & not reviewers…My Award is YOUR love. Pls, watch #TheLastColor on Amazon Prime”.