As if pretending we greet everybody with ‘adaab’ and wear kajal around our eyes wasn’t enough, now Bollywood can’t even get a simple Urdu text typed properly.
Twitter was in fits after the trailer for ‘Mission Majnu’ releasedand we got some *chef’s kiss* memes from our twitter users
me an indian greeting the locals on my first day in pakistan pic.twitter.com/xP7ETItcUX
— ek pun ka jeena (@maulanaglumi) January 11, 2023
But now, eagle-eyed netizens have found another hilarious reason to keep mocking the film and the abysmal representation it offers of Muslims.
In a viral post by twitter user @karakmufti, a scene from the movie shows a sign in a masjid where the Urdu text is quite absurd.
Ok, so my Urdu isn't great, but I feel like "کیپ یور شوس حری" is not a correct translation of "keep your shoes here". pic.twitter.com/FWmiUoTJ5j
— Abdulla @[email protected] (@KarakMufti) January 20, 2023
This led to users trolling the film all over again, like comedian Jeremy McLellan sharing that the makers of the film had relied on Google Translate for the Urdu text.
they used Google Translate 😂 pic.twitter.com/qY6RZV1LWf
— Jeremy McLellan (@JeremyMcLellan) January 21, 2023
There were many other hilarious reactions to this translation error that are just too brilliant to miss out.
For instance, another translation error found in the movie.
داخلہ hota hai not داخل
— pharaz (@pharaz7) January 10, 2023
actual bogie picture with ‘entrance’ written on door. Hamaray Cricketers ka mazaq urta tay rahay Aur khud yeah haal hai https://t.co/bhmqivk7gI pic.twitter.com/KejXTKD3RH
They forgot adding "janaab" here… https://t.co/NN6gVB5stj
— Hassan Liaquat (@HassanLiaquat2) January 21, 2023
The producers had 2 dollars and a dream. No thoughts, head empty, just vibes. https://t.co/3HVDzgyr0s
— Asad (@theasadshahbaz) January 21, 2023
Framing this and putting it by my front door so that ppl know where to put their شوس https://t.co/5rpFaMgHIh
— ChaiLatté⛄️❄️ (@thenorthaspoken) January 21, 2023
This is just pure laziness on part of the production team. India has a large Urdu speaking population and they couldn’t find one Urdu speaker to do production design for them? @NetflixIndia really poor effort. https://t.co/5QXZxOlLW8
— ali (@y2raza) January 21, 2023