Oscar Winner Resul Pookutty Calls RRR ‘A Gay Love Story’, Faces Backlash By Producer
5 Dariya News
05-Jul-2022
Another controversy has been making the headlines. It has been created by none other than Oscar winner Resul Pookutty. He has created an uproar on the internet by making tweets against the blockbuster film RRR. Reacting to a Twitter user calling RRR ‘garbage’, Resul said the movie is ‘a gay lover story’. And in another tweet, he ridiculed Alia Bhatt’s character in RRR. “and @aliaa08 is a prop in that film,” he tweeted.
After coming under fire for his comments, Pookutty sort of disowned his tweets by suggesting they were not his actual opinion about the movie. “Yes I merely quoted something that was already in the public domain… no offense meant…,” he tweeted.
Gay love story ….
… and @aliaa08 is a prop in that film… Yes I merely quoted something that was already in the public domain… no offense meant… https://t.co/cT1Exlq8PT
After receiving backlash from the fans on Twitter, Resul also got a response from the producer of RRR – Shobu Yarlagadda, who wrote how there’s nothing wrong with a film being a ‘gay love story.’
I don't think @RRRMovie is a gay love story as you say but even if it was, is "gay love story" a bad thing? How can you justify using this ? Extremely disappointed that someone of your accomplishments can stoop so low! https://t.co/c5FmDjVYu9
Resul wrote back to Shobu and said he simply intended to quote what other people have been talking about the film on social media. The popular sound designer asked everyone to end the matter and said, “Agree totally. Absolutely nothing wrong even if it was. I merely quoted2 my frnd,d banter that already exists in public domain ¬hing else. There is no stooping factor in this.U don’t have2 take it seriously Shobu,I didn’t mean any offense2 any stake holders.I rest my case here! (sic)”
Agree totally.Absolutely nothing wrong even if it was. I merely quoted2 my frnd,d banter that already exists in public domain ¬hing else. There is no stooping factor in this.U don’t have2 take it seriously Shobu,I didn’t mean any offense2 any stake holders.I rest my case here! https://t.co/TGD9oKiC18
Speaking of RRR, it has been directed by SS Rajamouli and was one of the most commercially successful Indian movies of 2022 when it came out in theatres earlier this year. The movie also received a lot of praise from a worldwide audience after being made available on Netflix.