Pakistan, Sept. 22 -- Netflix's Best of the Best has sparked criticism over a joke referencing the 2021 Kabul airport evacuation. The film began streaming on September 18.

The movie follows childhood friends Maya and Anjali as they join a Bollywood dance team at UCLA. However, one line from Maya has drawn strong reactions online.

During a conversation with a friend, Maya says, "Guys throw themselves at you like you're the last plane out of Kabul." Some viewers criticised the reference because it recalls the deadly and traumatic evacuation in Afghanistan.

Thousands of people rushed to Kabul airport in August 2021 after the Taliban seized control. Desperate crowds gathered there, while some people clung to departing aircraft in attempts ...