Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra is not someone who minces his words. The man – who has written and/or director films such as Parinda, 1942: A Love Story, Mission Kashmir, Munna Bhai MBBS, Parineeta, 3 Idiots, 12th Fail and more, mocked social media influencers during his masterclass session at the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa.
The outburst – also caught on camera, shows Chopra slamming influencers and questioning casting directors for considering social media engagement while making casting decisions. Scroll below to read and see what he said.
During the masterclass session, Vidhu Vinod Chopra openly mocked influencers’ online behaviour and even questioned casting directors for considering social media engagement while making casting decisions. The filmmaker said, “Kya word use kar sakta hun… Ch****a hain… Woh net pe jaake aisa khada hota hai.. 5 million hogaya. Waise khada hota hai 10 million hogaya, 20 million ho gaya (What word can I use? These are ch***yas (asses/pussies). They go on the Internet, and stand in a certain way. Someone has 5 million followers, someone has 10 million, another has 20 million)”
Chopra continued, “Usko lagta hai ke man baap hun and brands go to that fellow and aya baap humara product bechdo… Woh phir khada ho jaata hai .. what the f**k is going on? (The social media influencer thinks that he is a legend. And then brands go to that fellow and say, ‘Please sell our product’. The influencer stands again and says, ‘Hey, buy this tiffin. Buy whatever). You as an individual have to choose whether you want to be that or you want to really strive for happiness and joy.”
VVC’s Rant Leaves Content Creators Fuming
Soon after Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s rant targeting social media influencers went viral on social media, a heated debate sparked online. Many content creators not only called him out, but also questioned his take of casting directors considering social media engagement when making casting decisions. Influencer Shray Rai Tiwari sarcastically wrote, “Kya word hai sir (what a word). So much elegance. So profound. Truly remarkable. You are so damn right, they are not happy. You seem so happy. More power to you and your nuanced language.”
Content creator Kasturi Rout commented, “Sir ji yeh chiz jake casting directors ko samjhaye maze lene keliye commenting is good. Sunne mein kitna acha lagraha hai , I wish reality bhi wesi hoti (Sir, explain this thing to casting directors, commenting just for fun is good. It sounds nice, but I wish reality was the same too).”
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