MX Original series Pati, Patni Aur Panga starring Naveen Kasturia and Adah Sharma in the lead has come under severe criticism on social media by many users who have dubbed the show as ‘transphobic’ and ‘tone-deaf’. The show has garnered heavy criticism for allegedly promoting transphobia and insensitivity towards the trans community.
Written and directed by Abir Sengupta, the 6-episode series revolves around Romanchak (Naveen) and his wife Shivani (Adah). The newly married couple’s lives come crashing down when Romachak discovers that his wife is a transwoman who was actually a man called Shiv till 8 months prior to their marriage. The trailer shows him initiating divorce proceedings against her whereas she feels she is not at fault for keeping her secret hidden from him. Pati, Patni Aur Panga trailer is being criticized for its ‘problematic perspective’ and showing the community and the situations in supposedly ‘hilarious’ ways.
People ask me what my dream role would be....never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd get to do a role like this !! I'm the luckiest girl alive @MXPlayer @AbirSenguptaa pic.twitter.com/4RBuoD8wrf
— Adah Sharma (@adah_sharma) December 5, 2020
Check out some tweets from netizens below.
A disgusting, harmful movie like Laxmi Bomb, gave way to more transphobic movies and shows
Now everyone wants to make something where the "twist" is that a certain character is trans
Or a trans character is the "horror" element
Fuck these people
Boycott #patipatniaurpanga
— Santa Faust (@AfreenZeb) December 7, 2020
relief. The trailer also has a scene where the character is deadnamed, a scene where Adah says ,"pehele mai Ladki thi" and a few other where a trans people's gender is reduced to their biological sex. This comes not even a month after the release of the super-(2/6)
— ayush (@gaajarkahalwaa) December 6, 2020
harassment, and discrimination. One of the scenes also shows Adah pee standing up despite the fact that she's had her "sex changed". All this movie does is cause further harm to the trans community at the expense of making money. It is high time that cis-people buck up-(4/6)
— ayush (@gaajarkahalwaa) December 6, 2020
trans please know that you're so, so loved, beautiful and valid. I'm absolutely in awe of you. All non-cis people deserve to live in a world where they can live the way they want w/o fear. Absolutely screw Bollywood.(6/6)
— ayush (@gaajarkahalwaa) December 6, 2020
You didn't, sorry. This movie is utterly transphobic and offensive, perpetrating stereotypes that are especially dangerous to trans folk of India. Your statement that a trans woman isn't a woman by saying you "play a man" in this movie perpetrates transphobia further.
— Bristi (@bristimc) December 8, 2020
This movie is Pati Patni aur Panga. The actress is Adah Sharma. Call them out.
— ash (@ClownSometimes) December 7, 2020
For people who don't know about it, it shows a trans woman manipulating a cis man into marriage. The hilarity with which it shows her transformation and our stupid audience are laughing at this movie because they find it hilarious and applauding the actress for her “brave” role.
— ash (@ClownSometimes) December 7, 2020
The series will stream from December 11, 2020 on MX Player.
(Source: Twitter/Instagram)
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