Still of Prakash Raj from Jai Bhim
Acclaimed character actor Prakash Raj has broken his silence on the slapstick scene in the critically acclaimed Tamil film ‘Jai Bheem’. Raj, who plays IG Perumalasamy, slaps a Hindi-speaking moneylender who uses language as a tool to hide the truth and his involvement in the crime. IG asks him to speak in Tamil. The scene did not go down well with a certain section of the audience and triggered a huge debate on social media, with many expressing their displeasure on Twitter.
Tweeting a link to an interview given to a news channel, Prakash Raj on Saturday wrote, “#JaiBheem and more’s Thappad opens up on controversy. Spend a few minutes to read and share…relevant cinema Keep supporting… love to all of you #JaiBheem.”
In the interview, the actor said, after watching a film like ‘Jai Bheem’, he did not see the suffering of the tribal people, did not see the injustice and felt terrible, he only saw the slap. That is, they all understood, it exposes their agenda. That said, some things have to be documented. For example, the anger of South Indians over Hindi is being imposed on them.”
Explaining the relevance of the scene, Raj said: “How would a police officer investigating a case react when he knows that a person who understands the local language, only in Hindi to dodge the interrogation? Bolna chutta hai? Documents, isn’t the film set in the 1990s. If that character had imposed Hindi on him, he would only have reacted like this. Maybe if it came out in a more intense form, that’s also because Because that’s my idea too, and I stick to that idea.”
Responding to his critics with a stern rebuke, the actor said: “For some, the Thappad scene was disturbing simply because it was Prakash Raj on screen. He appears more naked than me now, because his intentions have come to the fore.” Is.
If the pain of the tribal people does not move them, I only say: ‘Unakku ivavalvuthan purinju daha da, ni thana avan? (Did you all get it? Are you that kind of person?) There is no point in reacting to such fanatics. You know, I came to Hindi very late. I have also given something back to that industry. It’s okay to have differences between us, we have to learn to live with them. The focus here is on injustice. Let’s be fair.”
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