Akki's turban look in ‘Patiala House’ lands him in controversy

Reportedly, a still from the movie ‘Patiala House’ was uploaded by the crew on the micro-blogging site Twitter. Though there was nothing wrong in the still, it was the clean shaven look of the actor that was challenged by few viewers.

Details revealed by crew
A crew member said, “It was a harmless still from the film which was uploaded by us on Twitter. It showed Akshay Kumar in (seemingly) a celebration mode as he donned a traditional North Indian outfit with a 'pagdi' on top.

Nothing wrong with that as men in North India does wear a pink turban when there are certain festivities or celebrations at home.

However as Akshay is said to be playing a Sikh in the film, his clean shaven look in the film was being challenged.”

The director of the film, Nikhil Advani was quite disturbed with the controversy and said, “Why can't people just check facts before coming to a conclusion? Without knowing the context of the film, the scene, the characterization and the story's background, it is totally unfair if someone makes a declaration that we didn't do our job well or we did something intentionally despite knowing the facts."

’Patiala House’ in a nutshell
‘Patiala House’ is a tale of a second generation Sikh in London, who gives up his dream in order to save his father’s reputation, until he meets a girl who gives him strength to do what he believes.

The flick stars Akki, Anushka Sharma, Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia in the lead roles. The ‘Lady Rapp Singer’ Hard Kaur will also be seen enacting an important role in the flick.

The music to the film has been given by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.