• Hansal Mehta is displeased with the ad featuring stars cricketer Rishabh Pant.
• Rishabh is shown attempting to sing classically while making fun of the genre.
• It is “disgusting and disrespectful,” according to Hansal.

Hansal Mehta is displeased with the ad featuring stars cricketer Rishabh Pant. In the commercial, Rishabh is shown attempting to sing classically while making fun of the genre. It is “disgusting and disrespectful,” according to Hansal.

“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,” Hansal wrote in his tweet. In the advertisement, Rishabh Pant ponders what he would have done instead of play cricket. The next scene has Rishabh in a fictitious classical singing role. But instead of singing well, he adopts the wicket-keeper position in front of the microphones.

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Hansal received a response from author Munish Bharadwaj who stated that although the ad was offensive, it didn’t call for its removal. “It’s in bad taste. Sure. Agreed. But why pull it down? IMO, 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 wrote. Hansal replied, “Sure Munish. You have every right to think so. I’m offended and I have a right to say so. Same FoS.” He added, “And yes maybe asking for it to be pulled down might be too much to ask. It’s a way of telling advertisers to be sensitive and respectful – particularly of one tradition that, like sports, transcends race/religion/borders and is one of the greatest unifiers. Do not ridicule it.”

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Munish agreed, “Yes. Can’t argue with that. But we all agree that this is in extremely poor taste. Disgusting.” Filmmaker Hansal Mehta is renowned for producing critically praised movies like Shahid, Aligarh, and others. He also produced Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story, a smash blockbuster. His latest movie, which stars Kareena Kapoor and has no official title, will be a thriller.