Amid the Omnicron scare, the Delhi government recently announced a Yellow alert due to which the theatres were shut down once again, while in other states, a night curfew has been imposed which resulted in the cancellation of late evening and night shows of various films. This latest development has hit the movie business once again. While Ranveer Singh's 83 has turned out to be a disappointment at the box office, the makers of Shahid Kapoor-starrer Jersey decided to postpone the film's release. 

Seeing all this, Karan Johar took to his Twitter account and urged the Delhi government to allow cinema halls to operate in the national capital. He tweeted, "We urge the Delhi Government to allow cinemas to operate. Cinemas are equipped with better ability to ensure a hygienic environment while maintaining social distancing norms as compared to other out-of-home settings".

We urge the Delhi Government to allow cinemas to operate. Cinemas are equipped with better ability to ensure a hygienic environment while maintaining social distancing norms as compared to other out-of-home settings. @LtGovDelhi @ArvindKejriwal @OfficeOfDyCM #cinemasaresafe

— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) December 30, 2021

As the number of COVID-19 cases is increasing in Delhi with each passing day, Karan's tweet has left netizens angry. The social media users are slamming the filmmakers for being insensitive and only thinking about money. 

Trolling Johar for his tweet, a user wrote, "Ye aadmi @aliaa08 ke IQ pe hasta tha". Another wrote. "As someone who wears his Bollywood love on his sleeve, I'm very disappointed by such comments by one of the most powerful voices in the industry. It's an unfortunate situation overall, but consciously stuffing people next to each other in a closed area is ill-advised at best".

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"Kejriwal ji Apko jhaadu ki kasam hai agar ek bhi cinema khola toh. Don’t risk delhi people lives, covid cases are already increasing. These producers are businessmen and they don’t value people lives. BW main koi marta hai ye tab bhi khamosh rehte hai," reads another tweet.

Here are the reactions:

Ye aadmi @aliaa08 ke IQ pe hasta tha!!! https://t.co/FYwBZ5aEf1

— The Who (@TheJohn21004074) December 31, 2021

Kejriwal ji @ArvindKejriwal ji Apko jhaadu ki kasam hai agar ek bhi cinema khola toh.

Don’t risk delhi people lives, covid cases are already increasing. These producers are businessmen and they don’t value people lives. BW main koi marta hai ye tab bhi khamosh rehte hai..!! https://t.co/8QVqSbc3Gw

— 🧤 Vijay Salgaonkar Ver 2.0 Unpatched 🧤 (@Remember2ndOct) December 30, 2021

Never .. If any infected person sneezes in a theare, the germs and bacterias would remain in theatre for 14hrs .. Theatres are packed with no ventilations, it would infect many others .. Please ignore this man 🙏 He is not educated enough to understand the consequences https://t.co/dQBnrDV4OC

— Alishaaan (@AlishaaaaN4) December 30, 2021

As someone who wears his Bollywood love on his sleeve, I'm very disappointed by such comments by one of the most powerful voices in the industry.

It's an unfortunate situation overall, but consciously stuffing people next to each other in a closed area is ill-advised at best. https://t.co/kmfyko19cT

— Suhel Banerjee (@suhel) December 31, 2021

COVID cases r rising. People will nt put their lives at risks bcz of ur cheap, disgusting films with overacting ki dukan nepo kids. 4 u BWoodians money is everything right? U r nt dying bcz of hunger ok! BWood is FINISHED. Accept it. #BoycottBollywood https://t.co/V828ZSvSoE

— Chandra Nandi 🇮🇳 (@ChandraNandi3) December 31, 2021

Kitna commission set kiya hai delhi hospital walo se.... https://t.co/6kMpU3vzDL

— Kushal Dhoot (@KushalDhoot1) December 31, 2021

Aag lgi hai basti mai.. ye hai Apni masti mai https://t.co/eoJxgvWaxg pic.twitter.com/gJesHqDbmv

— 🦋Shreya🦋 (@shreya11mehra) December 30, 2021

Shut up 🤫 https://t.co/K3MVw3jObR

— Vidhi Kumar 🇮🇳 (@vidhikr16) December 30, 2021

Meanwhile, Johar today shared the first glimpse of Vijay Devarakonda's character from his much-awaited production venture Liger. Featuring Ananya Pandey as the leading lady, the pan-India film is slated to release in theatres on August 25.  

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