Neetu Chandra's Open Letter To Alia Bhatt Is What You Should Read Today!

The trailer of Udta Punjab went viral within the few hours of it's release. But, what became the subject of many disussions was Alia Bhatt's look in the movie! While many loved her look but there were few, who criticised Alia and the director for stereotyping Bihari's in the movie! 

Also Read: An Open Letter To Alia Bhatt From An Angered Bihari!

Neetu Chandra wrote an open letter to the director, Abhishek Chaubey and Alia Bhatt for stereotyping Biharis in the movie! She penned down her feelings about how Bollywood potrays Bihar in it's films. Let us tell you, this letter is a heart full of hurt! 

"It's disturbing to see the way Biharis have been portrayed in Hindi cinema over the last few years, the recent example being Alia Bhatt's character from Udta Punjab and from whatever one understands from the promo of the film, director Abhishek Chaubey is guilty of strengthening the stereo of Biharis by creating Bhatt's character the way it is, in Udta Punjab."

She further adds 

"Unfortunately, almost all the films made by Prakash Jha, who also hails from Bihar, have always stereod Biharis showing them corrupt politicians, cops and gangsters and in his movies, Bihar was always exaggerated to be the most dangerous place to visit as his films showed only either kidnapping and robbery and murders not realising that he himself along with leading Bollywood actors (part of his films) are maligning the name of Bihar whose history has been the most richest in the world."

"The first educational university was set up in Rajgir, near Nalanda (Bihar) and several respected religions including Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism roots have developed in Bihar. Visionaries and scholars like Rajendra Prasad (first President of Republic of India), Ustad Bismillah Khan (Shehnai maestro), Bhikhari Thakur, Vatsyayana, Gonu Jha, Kunwar Singh, Maulana Mazhrul Haq, Seewosagar Ramgoolam, Aryabhatt who invented zero among several hundreds of stalwarts of the world belong to Bihar. So why none of the makers from Bihar and outside Bihar have ever made stories and films on these stories? Because they think that they will keep making fun of Biharis in their films and TV programs and no one will say anything against them. Stop stereotyping Bihar because you have seen Bihar through your ears not through your eyes."

The only question we have in our mind is "WHY IS ALIA BHATT BEING TARGETTED?" In the end, an actor's job is to do what the director's tell them to do! So won't it make more sense if these open letters are written to Abhishek Chaubey and not Alia Bhatt.

Or is open letter a new way of reminding the world about their existence on this planet? Just a thought!