This was the year when Indian films and documentaries were recognized on the global stage, this was also the year when Indians wanted to boycott specific Bollywood films, largely because they didn't fit the religious standards of the hashtag Internet brigade.
Just days after Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'Pathaan' faced boycott calls from right-wing groups protesting online and offline, the Bollywood star spoke about the negativity that exists on social media, at the inauguration of the Kolkata International Film Festival 2022 (KIFF). With boycott calls on one side, misinformation around 'Pathaan' had also heavily flooded social media.
'Pathaan', of course, wasn't the only film that hit roadblocks put up the right-wing groups, Aamir Khan and Ranbir Kapoor also faced the same earlier this year with their movies - 'Lal Singh Chaddha' and 'Brahmastra: Part One Shiva'.
In 2022, BOOM debunked several pieces of misinformation about these three movies that went viral on social media in the run-up to their release. Here's a rewind:
Aamir Khan - Lal Singh Chaddha (Released: August 2022)
Before Lal Singh Chaddha was released, the Internet was already filled with several viral pieces of misinformation on it. From claims that no one attended the premier show of the movie to videos and photos of Aamir Khan shared with false context.
A photo of Aamir Khan at a press event held in Sathyam theatre in Chennai for the new release Laal Singh Chaddha, was shared with a false claim that nobody...
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