Courting controversy

Oscar and BAFTA-winning Resul Pookutty courted controversy yesterday by making unpleasant remarks for SS Rajamouli’s blockbuster hit, RRR. It all began with filmmaker Munish Bhardwaj’s tweet, saying, “Saw 30 minutes of garbage called RRR last night (sic).” The acclaimed sound designer-mixer-editor replied saying, “Gay love story (sic).” He added, “And Alia Bhatt is a prop in that film (sic).” While netizens took serious offense to his tweets, when Munish asked him if he was quoting from an article, Resul replied in the affirmative. He said, “Yes, I merely quoted something that was already in the public domain. No offense meant (sic).” Munish responded to Resul, saying,  “Your tweeting skills are dismal compared to the artiste that you are with everything that is ‘sound’ in cinema.