IAF objects to inaccurate donning of its uniform in Netflix movie 'AK vs AK'

The movie is directed by Vikramaditya Motwane and also features filmmaker Anurag Kashyap

The Indian Air Force on Wednesday demanded the withdrawal of a few scenes from the Netflix movie AK vs AK starring Anil Kapoor and Anurag Kashyap in which Kapoor is seen wearing an IAF officer’s uniform in a wrong way and uses abusive language.

“The IAF uniform in this video is inaccurately donned and the language used is inappropriate. This does not conform to the behavioural norms of those in the armed forces of India. The related scenes need to be withdrawn,” the IAF tweeted tagging Netflix India and Kashyap.

The IAF has officially written to Netflix India seeking withdrawal of such scenes, which supposedly took the Air Force Headquarters by surprise as it was not aware of this movie.

Hours after the IAF flagged its concerns, Kapoor publicly apologised for those scenes and said it was never his or the filmmaker’s intention to disrespect the IAF. He offered an explanation about why the scenes were depicted that way. Netflix also offered an apology.

“In the film, my character is of an actor playing the role of an officer who finds out that his daughter was kidnapped. The anger and rage that he portrayed are of an emotionally distraught father. As I am wearing the Indian Air Force Uniform while using unparliamentary language, I would like to sincerely offer my humble apologies for unintentionally hurting sentiments.”

“Our intention would never be to disrespect the Armed Forces of India in any regard. At no point does the film represent the Indian Air Force or our Armed Forces. We have nothing but the highest respect for the brave people protecting our nation,” tweeted Netflix India.

Earlier this year, the IAF wrote to the CBFC over “undue negative portrayal and gender bias” in the movie Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl.