Author Harinder Sikka has publicly criticized filmmaker Meghna Gulzar over the adaptation of his book. I am calling SehmatOn which the film Raazi starring Alia Bhatt was made in 2018.

His comments come at a time when the ongoing discussion over spy dramas has once again become heated. Dhurandhar: Revenge.

Sikka said in a post on I am calling Sehmat Hailed as “one of the top books ever written globally on espionage”, he said it highlighted cross-border realities and internal challenges. However, he expressed regret over choosing Meghna Gulzar to direct the film adaptation.

“Hiring Meghna Gulzar was my most serious misdecision,” he wrote, alleging that “ideological bias” weakened the sense of heroism in the film.

The author further claimed that despite warnings from others, he went ahead with the collaboration. In response to a user who said she should have been more cautious, Sikka agreed, writing, “It was my mistake. I was told by many people not to trust Meghna Gulzar, but I couldn’t believe it. ‘Trust, but verify.'”

Sikka did not stop here. In another reaction on social media, he criticized Sam Manekshaw’s portrayal in Gulzar’s biographical film. Sam Bahadur. He alleged that certain aspects of the Field Marshal’s life were omitted and accused the filmmaker of presenting events through a “twisted” lens.

He wrote, “The way Meghna Gulzar twisted the story from a leftist perspective still hurts me deeply.”

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convincedReleased in 2018, it was both critically and commercially successful, earning praise for its performances and storytelling. Directed by Meghna Gulzar, the film tells the story of an Indian spy’s marriage into a Pakistani military family during the 1971 war.

Meanwhile, Sikka stressed that his literary works are finding readers globally and revealed that more of his books are currently being adapted for the screen.