The announcement of Vicky Jain, internet personality and husband of popular actress Ankita Lokhande, playing one of the leads in the revamp of Fauji¡ªthe iconic show that introduced Shah Rukh Khan to his fans has made some people upset. The news has sparked several reactions online from the people, especially from SRK fans.
X (former Twitter) is flooded with criticism as fans of the Badshah of Bollywood are expressing their disapproval of Vicky stepping into an undisclosed role of Shah Rukh Khan's iconic show.
One of the X users wrote, "Aiyeee chii Vicky Jain Bhai SRK ki legacy tho koi bhi nahi match kar sakta, especially a non-actor. Rethink before doing this cringe fest. Eww."
Another X user wrote, "Now.. hoping Vicky doesn't ruin this.. as he got his first acting (i guess) project as lead..interesting."
One more user who was not happy with the cast of Fauji 2 wrote, "What is this Joke."
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Shah Rukh Khan's?original Fauji aired in 1989. The show had SRK as Lt. Abhimanyu Rai, and the character became legendary in Indian TV history. With Vicky Jain, who is a non-actor, now being part of the show in the upcoming reboot, many fans are simply doubful.
Other than Vicky Jain, actress Gauhar Khan is also there in one of the lead roles. There are also actors like Aashish Bhardwaj, Utkarsh Kohli, Rudra Soni, Ayaan Manchanda, Niel Satpuda in supporting characters.
Fauji 2 will be released on Doordarshan in several languages, including Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, and Gujarati. The release date for the show is still to be announced.
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