Controversy On Movies: Controversy or PR stunt? Controversy became the hit factor for Dinesh Vijan's films this year..

Films have a long association with controversies. Often, a controversy erupts over some film or another. Sometimes these controversies benefit the films, and sometimes these controversies prove to be disastrous for the films. However, regarding the controversies surrounding films before release, it is often said that this is a PR stunt of the makers to bring the film into discussion and to draw the audience to the theatre. These days, Dinesh Vijan's Maddock Films' upcoming film 'Param Sundari' is surrounded by controversies.

After several release dates being postponed, this film, which is finally coming out on August 29, has been surrounded by controversy even before its release. However, this is not the first time that Dinesh Vijan's film has been surrounded by controversies. Almost every film Maddock has released this year has been surrounded by controversy before its release, due to which the films have also received tremendous publicity, and the film released after the controversy has also been a hit at the box office. In such a situation, the question arises whether controversies have become a new PR stunt to make films hit. Let's know which films Maddock released this year were controversial.

Sky Force: Controversy over the identity of Ajjamada Boppaya Devayya

For Maddock, the year 2025 started with the film 'Sky Force' based on a true incident starring Akshay Kumar and Veer Pahadia. The story of the film focuses on India's first air strike on Sargodha Airbase in Pakistan in the 1965 Indo-Pakistan Air War. A controversy arose over this film because Squadron Leader Ajjamada Boppaya Devayya was shown as a Tamil in the film. This angered the Kodava community. Because they said that he was from the Kodava community in Kodagu, Karnataka. At the same time, a controversy regarding the film was related to its collection, where it was said that the makers themselves had exaggerated the collection by buying the tickets for the film. Due to these controversies, the film came into the limelight and was a hit at the box office.

Chhava: Debate over Aurangzeb and wrong history

This year, Maddock's second film was Vicky Kaushal's 'Chhava', which made record-breaking earnings at the box office. But there was a lot of controversy over Chhava as well. The biggest allegation on 'Chhava' was that history was distorted. The Marathas were angry over the wrong portrayal of two characters named Ganoji and Kanhoji in the film, and they protested against the film. Not only this, the director of the film, Laxman Utrekar, also had to apologize for this.

Bhool Chuk Maaf: Controversy erupts between the makers and the multiplex chain

The controversy over Bhool Chuk Maaf had erupted between the makers of the film and the multiplex chain. Actually, earlier the film was going to be released in theaters on May 9, but due to tension with Pakistan, the producers decided to release it directly on Prime Video on May 16. After this, multiplex chain PVR-INOX alleged that the producers had violated the agreement with them. The controversy grew so much that multiplex chains went to court against the makers. However, after this, both of them reached a compromise, and the film was released in theaters first on May 23, and then two weeks later, it was released on the OTT platform. The film, released after the controversy, got a lot of publicity and it also earned a decent amount in theaters and recovered its budget. After this, people also watched the film on OTT.

Tehran: Dissension over release

John Abraham's recent OTT release action-thriller film 'Tehran' is based on true events. The film is based on the 2012 Delhi bomb blasts, in which Israeli diplomat Tal Yehoshua Koren was attacked. The film depicts the conflict between Iran and Israel. There was a rift between the makers and cast of the film over not releasing the film in theaters. However, everything was resolved later. But some people believe that the subject is controversial, due to which theaters refrained from releasing it. At the same time, John Abraham's statements during the promotion of the film were also in the headlines. When the film was released on the OTT platform Zee5, it received mixed responses from both critics and audiences.

Param Sundari: Christian community enraged after seeing romantic scene in church
The recent controversy has erupted over Dinesh Vijan and Maddock's upcoming film 'Param Sundari'. The Christian community is angry over a scene of Siddharth Malhotra and Janhvi Kapoor shown in the church in the trailer of the film. They say that obscenity was shown inside the church, which will not be tolerated at all. Not only this, the Christian community says that the makers should remove this scene and apologize; otherwise they will go to court. However, till now no clear statement has come from the makers in this matter.

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