Sara Ali Khan urges fans to give ‘Coolie No 1’ a chance

The upcoming remake has recently received backlash for 'problematic' content

Bollywood actor Sara Ali Khan in a recent interview addressed certain aspects of her upcoming film, Coolie No 1 that may seem as ‘problematic’ to some. She has urged audiences to watch the upcoming remake of the 1995 comedy starring Govinda and Karisma Kapoor, will feature Varun Dhawan in the lead role, with an open mind, reported Hindustan Times. 

According to The Love Aaj Kal actor if one views everything through a politically correct lens, ‘any scope of humour in our lives will be lost’.

“I’d urge people to watch the film with the honest intention with which it is told. There is a difference between what you say on Twitter, and what an entertaining comedy tries to say. If everybody [expects] everything to be politically correct, any scope of humour in our lives will be [lost],” she was quoted as saying.

At the same time, Sara stressed that one shouldn’t be ‘demeaning’. “Of course, you can’t be demeaning. Govinda sir duping Karisma to make her believe that he is not a coolie, is funny. It’s not about him cheating. Ultimately, he falls in love with her, and that’s what most of us look forward to in life,” she said.

Sara also said that her skills as a comic performer shouldn’t be compared to those of her parents -- Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh. “I am not as spontaneous as my dad or my mother. It’s all about reacting to what the other person says. It’s a difficult genre to crack. Varun helped me improve my comic timing. He is much more experienced in this genre,” she said.

In an earlier interview, she had even rejected any comparisons to Karisma, and had said that there is no point in trying to ape what Karisma did, but to put her own spin on it. Directed by David Dhawan, the new Coolie No 1 also stars Paresh Rawal, Jaaved Jaaferi, Rajpal Yadav, and Johnny Lever. The film is slated for a Christmas day release on Amazon Prime Video, after its theatrical release was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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