Shikha Talsania Defends Her Film Coolie No 1 Against Negative Reviews

While Coolie No. 1 is getting negative reviews and is being seen as a tiring and offensive remake of the original, its actor Shikha Talsania has come forward to defend the film. The actor said that humour is subjective and a film's image can't depend on a handful of negative reviews.

Coolie No 1, starring Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan, was released on Amazon Prime Video on Friday. The film directed by David Dhawan is getting negative reviews since its release. People are targeting the film's offensive tone and dated humour. Here's the SheThePeople review.

In an interview, Shikha was quoted saying, "Entertainment can be different for different people. A certain kind of humour works for me, while another doesn’t. But, I can choose to watch what I enjoy.”

The original Coolie No.1 starred Shikha's father Tiku Talsania, which also had Karishma Kapoor and Govinda in lead roles. Previously, Sara Ali Khan also pointed towards the illogical humour which has been replicated from the original movie. Khan said that if one starts viewing everything through a politically correct lens, ‘any scope of humour in our lives will be lost’.

In an interview, Sara told Mid-Day, “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 everything to be politically correct, any scope of humour in our lives will be . 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.”

Also Read: ‘Husn Hai Suhana’ from ‘Coolie No.1’: Another Trying Remake

Sanskriti Tiwari is an intern with SheThePeople.TV.