Ae Dil Hai Mushkil is still running to packed theaters. But the film which had more than its fair share of controversies pre-release is now facing another one. For a dialogue in the film. A throwaway line where Anushka Sharma’s character Alizeh says about the legendary singer Mohd Rafi, ‘Woh gaate kam, rotey zyada the’ has triggered an outbreak of outrage among the late singer’s fans and family members. Is the protest justified?
Amit Trivedi
Fans, family and admirers are bound to feel hurt with that statement. I guess it’s understandable.
Baabul Supriyo
It was absolutely unnecessary to throw in that line in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. Even in Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani (again a Karan Johar production) there was a line where Ranbir refers to Ek Ladki ko dekha toh aisa laga from 1942: A Love Story, RD Burman’s last film as ‘Woh cheap gaana’. Both are in bad taste and it is supposed to hurt sentiments and therefore avoidable.
Anoop Jalota
Rafi Saab is still living in people’s hearts. This is one strong emotional connection between him and his admirers and fans as well as his family. They have all the right to react. The dialogue writer and the maker of the film must apologise.
Prasoon Joshi
We should always think about the intent before reacting to words or sentences. Sometimes people do get carried away. Seen in isolation, a sentence or a word can mean anything. I don’t think the intent in this case was to disrespect.
Alka Yagnik
That dialogue actually gave me a jhatka, too, while watching the film. It should have been avoided.
Talat Aziz
The thing is, whatever I am hearing, is through social media. So, I don’t know exactly what is in the film. But on matter of principle, if there is a line like what I hear, I think that one should not involve iconic figures like Rafi saab in such controversial dialogues or whatever we do in our field. Doesn’t matter what context it’s done with.. One might have one’s interpretation, but others might not... There has to be a line drawn between creative license and using iconic personalities like Rafi saab to create what many would look at as disrespect.
Manoj Muntashir
I have not seen the movie so far. But I am sure about one thing. Karan Johar is a die-hard Rafi fan himself. Also, if a character speaks a certain line in a film, it can’t be taken as director’s testimony. For example, in Manoj Kumar’s Purab Aur Pachchim if Madan Puri had a dialoge like Duniya mein India ka contribution kya hai... sirf zero’ does that mean a patriot like Manoj Kumarji had endorsed this nonsense that we have made zero contribution in world history? Of course not. That’s just a dialogue. Dialogues are written for characters and characters have their own fictitious trajectory of thoughts. We have to grow up and stop over-reacting to such stuff. I am sure if Rafisaab was alive today, he would never have taken offence to such things.
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