Manoj Bajpayee opens up about The Family Man 2 row, says Tamils will be proud

Manoj Bajpayee requested viewers to wait for the show before jumping to conclusions. He has said that Tamils will be proud of the show.

Manoj Bajpayee has said that Tamils will be proud of his upcoming Amazon Prime Video series The Family Man 2 after call for ban on the show started gaining momentum recently. Several Tamil leaders have written to the Information and Broadcasting Minister, Prakash Javadekar, seeking a ban the show. People calling for a ban on the show allege that its trailer depicts Sri Lankan Tamils in a negative light. Responding to the controversy regarding the portrayal of Eelam Tamils in The Family Man 2 trailer and the call for ban on the show, Manoj Bajpayee has said that many of the core team members of the web series were Tamilians and ‘have done everything possible to show their respect for the Tamil culture and sensibilities’. In an interview to an entertainment portal, the actor said, "Humare team mein jo main leaders hai, jo lead kar rahe hai iss show ko, khaas kar ke season two ko, yeh zyadatar Tamilians hai (The ones leading our show, especially the second season, are primarily Tamils). Raj and DK, Samantha (Akkineni), Priyamani, Suman (Kumar), who is the writer. Who can be a better person than these guys to safeguard the interests of Tamil people, friends and viewers? I don’t think anybody can be better than them. They are the people who have been leading this show, they have created this show, and they have done everything possible to show their respect for the Tamil culture and sensibilities."