Post Credits Scene: While Adil Hussain happily declared that he regrets starring in Kabir Singh, he should’ve also taken the opportunity to distance himself from Good Newwz, a deeply classist ‘comedy’ in which Akshay Kumar gets stoned and makes fun of somebody’s English.

In a recent interview, Jamnadas ‘JD’ Majethia recalled that they contemplated recasting the central roles while planning a theatrical feature film adaptation of the hit sitcom Khichdi. Amitabh Bachchan was considered to play the elderly patriarch of the Parekh family, as Majethia and Aatish Kapadia began building castles in the sky. But it was quickly decided that this would be a terrible idea. In the show, the character of ‘Babuji’ is often mistreated by his family, and Majethia figured that the audience wouldn’t spare him if he subjected the legendary Bachchan to such ridicule on screen. Ayan Mukerji learned this the hard way.

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He isn’t the first Indian star to attempt a crossover, but unlike others in the past who invariably attempted to blend in, Dosanjh politely asks to be accepted for who he is. Far be it for him to adopt a fake accent; he barely speaks English. He retains a ‘pagdi’ — a celebration of his roots, but also a middle finger to the Americans who attacked his people following 9/11. Unlike cookie-cutter Bollywood celebrities in it only for themselves, Dosanjh stuck his neck out and raised his voice against the ruling party during the farmers’ protests some years ago. The success that he has achieved since then should instantly silence all his colleagues who fear speaking up for what is right because they have too much to lose.