'Disgrace To Indian Army', Monty Panesar Calls For Boycott Of Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha

Aamir Khan's film Laal Singh Chaddha?has courted some major controversies lately.?

From trolls targeting the film for casting 47-year-old Mona Singh as Aamir's mother to people digging out videos of the actor where he spoke of leaving India for growing intolerance, the film has been trolled for various reasons.?

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Laal Singh Chaddha hit theatres yesterday, August 11, competing with Akshay Kumar's Raksha Bandhan, which is also running in theatres.?

While many people have called for boycott of Laal Singh Chaddha, the latest to join the bandwagon is former England cricketer Monty Panesar.?

Indian origin cricketer, Monty Panesar took to his official social media handle to share a series of tweets against Aamir Khan's new movie.?

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He wrote, “Forrest Gump fits in the US Army because the US was recruiting low IQ men to meet requirements for the Vietnam War. This movie is total disgrace to India Armed Forces Indian Army and Sikhs !! Disrespectful. Disgraceful.”?

Calling for boycott of the film, the cricketer shared another tweet that read, “Aamir plays a moron in Lal Singh Chadda ....... Forrest Gump was a moron too !! Disrespectful. Disgraceful. #BoycottLalSinghChadda #BoycottLaalsingh.”

After Laal Singh Chaddha hit theatres yesterday, a fringe group tried to stop the screening of the Aamir Khan starrer in PVR cinemas in Jalandhar alleging that the movie hurts religious sentiments.?

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The group even chanted, "Amir Khan Murdabad" in protest against the film. According to them, Aamir Khan, had earlier insulted Hindu Gods and deities in his movie PK, which was released in 2014. The film featured Sushant Singh Rajput and Anushka Sharma apart from him in lead roles.

However, the 3 Idiots actor had earlier appealed to people not to boycott his film after the controversial video wherein he talks about his wife not feeling safe in India surfaced on social media.?

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"I feel sad also because a lot of people who are saying this in their hearts believe I am someone who doesn't like India... In their hearts they believe that... And that's quite untrue," he said as per ANI reports.?

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