Nitesh Tiwari's film 'Bawaal' released on July 21, 2023, features Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor. Notably, the movie had an OTT release on Prime Video. The film has opened to mixed responses from the critics as well as the viewers.

 

 

 

 

For the unaware, the storyline of 'Bawaal' revolves around the life of Ajay Dixit, a small-town high school history teacher, and his wife Nisha (Janhvi). They decide to go on a Second World War trail across Europe by visiting Poland, the Netherlands, and Germany due to an incident in Ajay's life.

 

Amid this, one particular dialogue in 'Bawaal' has left Twitter enraged. The makers of 'Bawaal' have compared relationship problems to horrific crimes against humanity faced by the Jews in Auschwitz. It was Nazi Germany’s largest concentration camp.

 

It so happened that Film critic Raja Sen tweeted, "Apparently, there is a line in #Bawaal where Jahnvi Kapoor says “Har rishta apne-apne Auschwitz se guzarta hai…” That’s all, folks." (The line translates to, "Every relationship goes through the Auschwitz."

 

 

Many netizens also expressed their shock in the comments.

 

One said, "Extremely insensitive line!" Another wrote, "In today 's episode of Hindi Movies losing their plot....." A tweet read, "Why are these European (Auschwitz) and American (Balboa) cultural references coming in our main stream entertainment, as if we do not have references of our own. Looks so forced and contrived." Another comment read, "Are you serious?"