‘You are not affecting Aamir Khan alone’, says Vijay Deverakonda as he opens up about boycott ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ trend – Times of India

In an interview with a news portal, the south superstar said that on a film set, apart from the actors and director, there are many other important characters, there are 200-300 actors working on a film, including staff members of actors. Vijay also pointed out that a film gives employment to many people and is a source of livelihood for many.

Elaborating further, he added that when Aamir Khan makes a ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’, it is his name that stars in the film, but there are 2000-3000 families that are being provided for. When you decide to boycott a film, you are not only affecting Aamir Khan, you are affecting thousands of families who lose work and livelihoods, Vijay told IndiaToday.in.

The ‘Arjun Reddy’ star went on to urge people to look at the bigger picture as they are not affecting Aamir Khan alone but the economy.

The boycott trend against ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ began after a section of netizens dug out Aamir’s 2015 interview, where he said that his then wife Kiran Rao had suggested they move countries because of growing intolerance in India.

The film, which was released on August 11 in the theatres, has registered a very low collection at the box office so far. It collected a little over Rs 50 crore nett at the end of its first week.