Video falsely shared as man berating Indian film 'Pathaan'

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An old clip of an Indian moviegoer berating 2017 flop 'Jab Harry Met Sejal' as the worst film ever is circulating in posts claiming he's talking about 'Pathaan' It's the latest in a wave of misinformation targeting the Bollywood hit released last month

Facebook and Twitter posts have recirculated an old clip that theyshows a moviegoer berating Bollywood hit"Pathaan" as the"worst film" in the world. The man in the video was actually talking about the 2017 movie"Jab Harry Met Sejal", which was widely considered a flop. The claim is the latest in a wave of misinformation targeting"Pathaan", which stars Muslim actor Shah Rukh Khan, over accusations of anti-Hindu content.

"This is the worst film made on this planet. Don't watch this movie even on gunpoint ," he says in English.girl is now a 45-year-old woman. Now he is not the king of romance. Shah Rukh Khan is not a superstar. And only 20 percent seats in the movie theatre are occupied."Indian box office records following its release in January, despite calls from hardline Hindu groups to ban it over a scene featuring an actress wearing a saffron-coloured bikini -- a colour associated with their religion.

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