This Article is From Sep 20, 2016

Amitabh Bachchan's Film Wins the Internet, 'Make Pink Tax Free' Trends

Amitabh Bachchan's Film Wins the Internet, 'Make Pink Tax Free' Trends

Taapsee Pannu, Amitabh Bachchan in Pink

Highlights

  • CBFC's Ashoke Pandit says Pink is a 'movement' and it should be tax free
  • Fans started trending 'Make PINK Tax Free' on Twitter
  • Pink stars Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu
Mumbai: Amitabh Bachchan's latest film Pink has struck the right chord with movie-goers, fans and critics. The film which debunks stereotypes on women and reiterates 'no means no' is now trending on social media and fans want the film to made tax free so that everyone can watch it. On Tuesday, 'Make PINK Tax Free' was trending on Twitter and to cut the long story short, here's what everyone had to say:
 
 
 
 

On Monday, filmmaker and social activist Ashoke Pandit hailed the Aniruddha Roy Chowdhurydirected film as a "movement" and tweeted:
 
 

The gritty courtroom drama subtly, but effectively, highlights the importance of understanding the choices women make and about respecting those choices.

The film features Big B as a lawyer, who fights a case of sexual assault involving three women against a man, who belongs to an influential family. A strong message that the film gives out is that no matter how a woman dresses, what she does or what she thinks, when she says no to sexual advances, it is a definite no.

Apart from Mr Bachchan, the film also features Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, Andrea Tariang, Angad Bedi, Piyush Mishra and Dhritiman Chatterjee in key roles. The film is produced by Shoojit Sircar.
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