Sir, Qala belongs to me too! Swastika Mukherjee slams trade analyst for omitting her name from film cast
Swastika Mukherjee has slammed trade analyst Taran Adarsh for omitting her name while mentioning the film's cast in his tweet. She wrote that Qala belongs to her too.
Fans are eagerly waiting for Netflix’s upcoming film titled Qala. It stars Babil Khan and Tripti Dimri in the lead roles, while Swastika Mukherjee plays a pivotal part.
Swastika has now responded after a tweet by trade analyst-critic Taran Adarsh didn’t mention her in Qala’s film cast. After Taran tweeted tagging Tripti and Babil, Swastika replied introducing herself and asked him to add her ‘small name along with the big ones.’ She also said that Qala belongs to her as well.
SWASTIKA MUKHERJEE SLAMS TRADE ANALYST
Taking to his official Twitter account, Taran Adarsh wrote, “QALA: SNEAK PEEK INTO ANVITAA DUTT’S DIRECTORIAL… #Qala – #AnvitaaDutt’s directorial – showcased a snippet of a song called #PheroNaNajariya at #NetflixFilmsDay event… Stars @tripti_dimri23 and #BabilKhan, who debuts with this film (sic).”
Replying to his tweet, Swastika Mukherjee wrote, “Sir, my name is Swastika Mukherjee, #Qala belongs to me as well, I don’t hail from Mumbai but have been working for 22 years now, it would be great if you mention my small name along with the BIG ONES. Thank you in advance (sic),” along with folded hands emoji.
Following this, Taran again shared a tweet adding Swastika Mukherjee’s name. His tweet read, “#Qala stars @tripti_dimri23, #BabilKhan [who debuts with this film] and @swastika24. #NetflixIndia.” He also posted, “Thank you for bringing to my attention, @swastika24 ji… Have done a separate tweet… Looking forward to #Qala (sic).”
Swastika replied, “Sir main zero size ki toh hun nahin aur @NetflixIndia ne cast list toh bheja hoga, Bengal se hun isliye apko dikha nahin, no worries, aap bhulte rahoge aur main dikhatin rahungi (Sir, I’m not size zero and @NetflixIndia must have sent the cast list. I’m from Bengal so you didn’t see; no worries, you will keep on forgetting and I’ll keep showing you).”
Qala marks the acting debut of Irrfan’s son, Babil Khan. Directed by Anvitaa Dutt, the film is being backed by Anushka Sharma and her brother Karnesh Sharma’s production house, Clean Slate Filmz. a
ABOUT SWASTIKA MUKHERJEE
On the work front, Swastika Mukherjee was seen as Mala in the recently released web series Escaype Live. The actress has featured in several Bengali films, like Bhooter Bhabishyat, Ami Aar Amar Girlfriends and Shah Jahan Regency, to name a few. She also appeared in Sushant Singh Rajput’s Dil Bechara and played a pivotal role in Paatal Lok.