Published 15:33 IST, August 31st 2022

Swastika Mukherjee slams critic for omitting her name from 'Qala' cast; 'it'd be great...'

Actor Swastika Mukherjee, who is all set to return to digital space with 'Qala', recently called out a critic for omitting her name in the film's credit post.

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After her notable performance in Dil Bechara alongside late star Sushant Singh Rajput, actor Swastika Mukherjee is all set to return to digital space with her next film Qala. Starring alongside Bulbbul star Triptii Dimri in Netflix film, actor will be seen playing a significant role. 

On Monday, Netflix announced its slate of eight new titles for remaining year as a part of ir 'Har din Filmy' campaign. Qala, which was among or popular names, received a grand welcome. With many Bollywood films credited under Swatika's name, actor felt neglected after a prominent film critic skipped her name while introducing forthcoming drama.

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Swastika Mukherjee calls out film critic for omitting her name while introducing Qala

Film critic and tre analyst Taran arsh penned a post on Twitter and tagged Qala's le actors Tripti Dimri and late iconic star Irrfan Khan's son Babil Khan while introducing upcoming film.  "QALA: SNEAK PEEK INTO ANVITAA DUTT'S DIRECTORIAL... #Qala - #Anvitautt's directorial - showcased a snippet of a song called #PheroNaNajariya at #NetflixFilmsDay event... Stars @tripti_dimri23 and #BabilKhan, who debuts with this film (sic)," tweeted Taran.

Soon after post, Swastika, who is also a vital part of ensemble star cast, was quick to react after she noticed her name missing in tweet. Introducing herself, she asked him to d her 'small name along with big ones.'

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"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 BIG ONES. Thank you in vance (folded hands emoji) (sic)."
After being called out by star, Taran shared a separate tweet mentioning actor, and wrote, "Thank you for bringing to my attention, @swastika24 Ji... Have done a separate tweet... Looking forward to #Qala."

actor who has been a part of films like Saheb Biwi Golaam, Detective Byomkesh Bakshy, and more, asserted how she will continue to remind him whenever he misses her name. "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 cast list. I'm from Bengal so you didn't see; no worries, you will keep on forgetting and I'll keep showing you)," she wrote while giving a sharp reply to critic.  Twitter users later came out in support of stars while making a promise to watch her performance in film. actor thanked her fans and dressed issue while calling it a 'deliberate omission.'

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15:28 IST, August 31st 2022