Resul Pookutty calls RRR ‘gay love story’, Alia Bhatt’s character a ‘prop’: ‘No offense meant’

Gay love story ….

— resul pookutty (@resulp) July 3, 2022

… and @aliaa08 is a prop in that film…

— resul pookutty (@resulp) July 3, 2022

Yes I merely quoted something that was already in the public domain… no offense meant… https://t.co/cT1Exlq8PT

— resul pookutty (@resulp) July 4, 2022

It’s noteworthy that the bromance between the characters of Jr NTR and Ram Charan in RRR was perceived as ‘gay romance’ by a section of the international audience. At that point, the take on the friendship between Ram and Bheem was received in good spirit. However, Resul Pookutty’s comments seemed to have rubbed many in the wrong way.

RRR follows the rebellion of two tribal leaders against the British Raj. The film is inspired by Telugu freedom fighters Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem.

After its release, RRR went on to earn more than Rs 1000 crore globally. It became SS Rajamouli’s second consecutive movie to achieve this feat. And it also garnered rave reviews from critics and the audience alike.