After watching the trailer of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ fans are pointing to a couple of politically incorrect notes in the film. 

One is a scene featuring Alia Bhatt where she goes to visit a dentist. The dentist is played by an actor who looks like he’s from the Northeast. When the dentist asks her to open her mouth wider, she tells him, “Pura China muh mein ghusayega?”

Several people have tweeted this dialogue as “racist” and “xenophobic.”

Apart from this, netizens are unhappy that Vijay Raaz is playing Gangubai’s rival Razia Bai, a transgender character. There are a few scenes from the movie which show Razia trying to intimidate Gangu, telling her to back off from Kamathipura.

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While fans can’t get over how convincing Vijay looks in all the scenes, they are unhappy that a cisgender man was cast for a transgender role when someone from the community could have played it better. 

“After watching this trailer one thing has been proved, that Vijay Raaz is one of the best actors in our times. His entry really gives goosebumps,” one user said.  “Everyone’s acting is brilliant but Vijay Raaz just stands out for me. I mean the way he portrays the character is just brilliant,” another added.

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“Can Bollywood stop casting cis/straight people as transsexual characters, please? It’s 2022 already and I am pretty sure that there is enough talent in this country where an actual transsexual can portray a transsexual character,” wrote a third user.

The film will be released in theatres on February 25. It also stars Ajay Devgn, Vijay Raaz, and Jim Sarbh.