BIG CITY GIRLS: A LAZY TROPE OF MALAYALAM FILMS

When cinema reduces Bengaluru into a cesspool of party girls and drug addicts, it isn't just lazy writing — it's insulting

- BY MANJUSHA RADHAKRISHNAN | Entertainment Editor

Dulquer Salmaan, the poster boy of Malayalam cinema and the producer of Lokah Chapter One Chandra, recently issued an apology after his film sparked outrage for one casually toxic dialogue.

The line in question? A cop sneering that he would never marry a girl from Bengaluru because “they’re all s***s.” Earlier in the film, another character goes one step further, declaring there are only two types of women: the “good ones” like his mother, and “s***s” — a line you can even catch in the trailer.

Now, Dulquer and his team apologised quickly, saying the intent was never to demean. They even confirmed the dialogue would be edited out, following the backlash. That's responsible and rare in an industry that usually shrugs off criticism.