‘Calling Sehmat’ Author Harinder Singh Sikka Unhappy With Alia Bhatt’s Raazi: “Film Made With Leftist Agenda”
He's naaraz with Raazi's ending!
Raazi is one of the best films in Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal’s career. This film was one of those which was headlined by an actress and Alia played a spy as well. If you must be aware, this film is based on Harinder Singh Sikka’s 2008 novel Calling Sehmat which was also his debut novel. Now, 15 years after the book’s release and five years after the film’s massive success, Harinder Singh Sikka has talked about how the film got certain parts of the book wrong which left him heartbroken.
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Harinder Singh Sikka unhappy about Raazi
A video has been shared on Twitter where Harinder Singh Sikka is talking about the exact parts from the book which have not made it to the film adaptation. He said that in the book Calling Sehmat when she reaches India, she salutes our National Flag while our National Anthem is played in the background. Sikka is of the opinion that when these aspects of the book were not adapted into the film, he was left deeply hurt and disappointed.
I am deeply pained because it took me 8 years to write a book and they distorted my story in the film Raazi. ~ Harinder Singh Sikka, Retired Indian Navy Personnel and Author of Calling Sehmat.
Film Raazi is based on Harinder Sikka's book Calling Sehmat. pic.twitter.com/rKIVB8wIu6
— Anshul Saxena (@AskAnshul) September 12, 2023
Harinder Singh Sikka also went on to say that instead of sticking to the original plot, the makers showed that Sehmat AKA Alia Bhatt was depressed when she was brought back to India and that the Indian intelligence agency was shown in a negative light whereas Pakistan’s flags were highlighted. Sikka also went on to say that the makers have worked with a leftist approach and he is highly disappointed with this.
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More about Alia Bhatt’s Raazi
Alia Bhatt’s Raazi revolves around an Indian spy who is married to a Pakistani military officer so that she can obtain important intelligence secrets. The film was nothing short of a thrilling ride. Raazi was a Meghna Gulzar directorial and also starred Jaideep Ahlawat, Rajit Kapur, Shishir Sharma and Soni Razdan among others.
First Published: September 12, 2023 4:05 PM
