Atul Kulkarni's 'What Makes You Think I'm Hindu' Tweet Goes Viral Amid #BoycottLaalSinghChaddha

After Aamir Khan's old intolerance statement that went viral on social media making people demand boycott of his forthcoming movie Laal Singh Chaddha, now actor-writer Atul Kulkarni who is known for movies like Hey Ram, Chandni Bar and Rang De Basanti has become the eye of the storm after his old tweet has resurfaced.

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Atul Kulkarni's old tweet

Atul Kulkarni, who is making his debut as a screenwriter with Laal Singh Chaddha, had tweeted in 2013, "and what makes you think I'm a Hindu."

@Trollossal @anshulddt and what makes you think I'm a 'hindu' ??????!!!!!!!

¡ª atul kulkarni (@atul_kulkarni) December 12, 2013

The tweet is going viral on social media and people are calling Atul Kulkarni anti-Hindu.

Your name and surname that you have because you were born in a Hindu family.
Kindly change it Atul Kulkarni .
Name "Asslim AbBas" suits you better. #AtulKulkarni pic.twitter.com/fnZTOlKK6B

¡ª Wanderer (@La_opinion2727) August 8, 2022

#AmirKhan movie #LalSinghChaddha is written by #AtulKulkarni who says he is not hindu . Now we have only option #RakshaBandhan to watch.#Bycottlalsingchadda #Bycott_Lalsingh_chadda pic.twitter.com/qDybUm2rWh

¡ª Amarendra Kumar (@amarendra6560) August 8, 2022

The 'writer' of #LalSinghChaddha, #AtulKulkarni: pic.twitter.com/bPWYAjsyMl

¡ª League of India - The INDIC POST Of The World (@league_of_india) August 8, 2022

#BoycottLalSinghChadha #AtulKulkarni https://t.co/FJWo0uLyAI

¡ª Rocky Indian ? (@rocky_indian7) August 8, 2022

#Christened as #AtulKulkarni ?#pseudohindu #???? #????? https://t.co/L0fu00km3M

¡ª ????? ????? (@quasar_e) August 8, 2022

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?????...??????...????....?????....??? ?????? ???? ?????? ???????.....#AtulKulkarni #BoycottLalSinghChadha pic.twitter.com/WN8MQ29biy

¡ª JASMIT VACHHANI (@JMVACHHANI) August 8, 2022

#AtulKulkarni is Hindu only when a movie is releasing. Otherwise he is a reddist, atheist, c0mmunist, leftist, feminist, rebel with no cause activist. pic.twitter.com/27ECIUG0J1

¡ª NamitaJaiHind ??? (@NamitaJaiHind) August 7, 2022

The journey for becoming ¡°Who said I am Hindu¡± to ¡°I am Hindu & Marathi Brahmin¡± of #AtulKulkarni .

If you are a Hindu, say proudly that you are a Hindu each time.

If you don¡¯t want to call yourself a Hindu, then never consider yourself a Hindu.

Don¡¯t change colour like ? https://t.co/FdVU5iJVay

¡ª Humor with a face (@Psychologist_BP) August 7, 2022

#BoycottLaalSinghChaddha #AtulKulkarni #BoycottRakshaBandhanMovie #BoycottDarlings #BoycottbollywoodForever https://t.co/O7mLHB0ICL

¡ª Om Mumbaikar (@patankar_om) August 7, 2022

#AtulKulkarni is not a Hindu but atheist, he himself said in previous tweets and opposed CAA. Bollywood is filled with many such liberandus who are just having Hindu names but serve agenda of Hindu haters in Bollywood. #BoycottLaalSinghChhadha

¡ª Sameer Tendulkar (@SameerTendulka5) August 7, 2022

Earlier, Aamir Khan had reacted to the boycott Laal Singh Chaddha trend. He said, "I feel sad that some of the people who are saying this, in their heart, they believe that I am someone who doesn't like India. In their hearts they believe, but it is untrue. It is rather unfortunate that some people feel that way. That's not the case. Please don't boycott my film. Please watch my film."

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Meanwhile, Kangana Ranaut thinks the online hate against the film is Aamir Khan's plan. Calling him the mastermind, Ranaut said he started the trend.

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Taking to Instagram, Kangana Ranaut wrote, "I think all the negativity around the upcoming release Laal Singh Chadda is skillfully curated by mastermind Aamir Khan Ji himself. This year, no Hindi films have worked (barring one exception of a comedy sequel) only south films deeply rooted in Indian culture or with local flavour have worked. A Hollywood remake would have not worked anyway".

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In her note, she added, "But now they will call India intolerant, Hindi films need to understand the pulse of audiences it's not about being a Hindu or Muslim. Even after Aamir Khan ji made Hinduphobic PK or called India intolerant, he gave the biggest hits of his life. Please stop making it about religion or ideology. It takes away from their bad acting and bad films."

Laal Singh Chaddha is a remake of the Oscar-winning 1994 film Forrest Gump which starred Tom Hanks in the lead role.