Pathaan Row: Complaint Filed Against SRK-Deepika Starrer Besharam Rang In Mumbai And Bihar

When Vidya Balan said that films are known because of ‘entertainment’, 2022 seems to replace that word with ‘controversy’. The furore around Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone's starrer song Besharam Rang is walking longer than expected. Amidst ministers jumping in this, there now have been multiple police complaints against the Pathaan track.

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In a Mumbai Police station, a written complaint has been filed against the song for ‘intentionally’ using saffron colour in Deepika’s costume.

As reported by Free Press Journal a written complaint was submitted to Mumbai’s Sakinaka police station seeking the registration of an FIR in connection with the saffron dresses worn by actor Deepika Padukone, an official said adding, ‘the complaint by an activist alleged the song promotes vulgarity among the youth and could also cause law and order disruptions in society.’

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“The complaint against the producer, director and lead cast of the film was filed for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of people and "intentional" use of the colour saffron to offend Hindu religion.”

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In another instance, a complaint petition was filed before a court in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, seeking an FIR for a similar reason.

Sudhir Ojha, a Muzaffarpur-based lawyer, filed the plea before the CMJ court which will hear the matter on January 3. "The song 'Besharam Rang' of the film 'Pathaan' is objectionable and it hurts the sentiments of the Hindu community," Ojha later told reporters as quoted by HT.

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When we thought this was not enough, an MP assembly speaker challenged Shah Rukh Khan to watch the film with his daughter and post a picture.

"Shah Rukh should watch this film with his daughter, upload a picture and tell the world that he is watching it with his daughter. I challenge you to make a similar film on the Prophet and run it," said the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly’s speaker Girish Gautam as reported by Live Hindustan.

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Actor-turned-politician Congress leader Ramya defended Deepika and expressed how only women are a target of everything.

She tweeted, “Samantha trolled for her divorce, Sai Pallavi for her opinion, Rashmika for her separation, Deepika for her clothes and many, many other women for pretty much EVERYTHING. Freedom of choice is our basic right. Women are the embodiment of Maa Durga- misogyny is an evil we must fight”

Pathaan is all set to see a theatrical release on 25th January 2023. Directed by Sidharth Anand, the film also stars John Abraham.

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