Gurinder Chadha, the director behind 'Bend It Like Beckham', is creating a new adaptation of 'A Christmas Carol' featuring a Tory-voting, 'refugee-hating' Indian Scrooge set in London. The project, financed by True Brit, has become a topic of discussion after Chadha's conversation with U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was revealed. Sunak asked Chadha not to portray him negatively, to which she responded that she doesn't have to work to make him look bad. The adaptation is seen by some as a critique of Sunak, sparking a variety of responses.
Now Dickens goes woke: Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha reveals she is remaking A Christmas Carol with Scrooge as an 'Indian Tory who hates refugees' https://t.co/YvULQZr9fg https://t.co/dRx6rYOtZx
Gurinder Chadha making festive film with Indian Scrooge ‘who hates refugees’ @GurinderC https://t.co/FuF5RdnKzP
🔴 Scrooge is a Tory who hates refugees in A Christmas Carol remake, director announces Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/atVncKQCfS
🔴 Charles Dickens’ festive tale to feature protagonist of Indian descent in thinly-veiled critique of Rishi Sunak Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/ORZyja5lRh
“I get rejections from people who should know better” Gurinder Chadha tells first day of UK committee https://t.co/wu1X46Jt3J
Gurinder Chadha said she’s spoken to U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak about her "A Christmas Carol" adaptation with a Tory-voting Scrooge and he asked her not to “make him look bad," to which she responded: “I don’t have to do that for you.” https://t.co/XVBfMn6u23
‘Bend It Like Beckham’ Director Gurinder Chadha to Make ‘A Christmas Carol’ Adaptation With Tory-Voting, ‘Refugee-Hating’ Indian Scrooge https://t.co/XVBfMn6u23
'Bend It Like Beckham' Director Gurinder Chadha Forging Christmas Movie About Indian Scrooge Set In London; True Brit Financing https://t.co/sgQ2y8wG3g
Gurinder Chadha To Make 'A Christmas Carol' Adaptation With Tory-Voting, 'Refugee-Hating' Indian Scrooge https://t.co/I9InmMqACP