Amid Threats To Shah Rukh Khan's Life, South Movie Stars Extend Support To 'Pathaan'
What happened with Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha proved that the boycott trend can make or break a film. However, this time things have taken a serious turn. Amid objections and calls for a ban on Shah Rukh Khan-Deepika Padukone-starrer Pathaan, Ayodhya seer Paramhans Acharya has openly threatened to kill Shah Rukh Khan. He said that he would burn him alive.?
Threat To Kill Shah Rukh Khan
"Today we burnt his posters. The movie Pathhan has insulted the saffron colour. If I find jihadi Shah Rukh Khan anywhere, I will burn him alive," he said in a video.? ?
South Movie Stars Extend Support To 'Pathaan'
In the midst of the raging controversy, South stars including?Prithviraj Sukumaran and Dulquer Salmaan have extended support to Pathaan.?
During an interview with Film Companion, the Malayalam superstar said, "We are all waiting for Shah Rukh sir¡¯s next big release (Pathaan). With every update, we are all excited about the film."
Talking about Bollywood films' lukewarm response at the box office while South films shattered overseas records, Prithviraj Sukumaran said, "There will be one big hit, maybe it¡¯s?Pathaan.?I know some of the newer films that are on floors right now, what those filmmakers are making. Some of them are really exciting. It could just be one big film followed by another big film and the whole narrative will change."
?Earlier, Prakash Raj had also supported the film.?
He wrote on Twitter, "#Besharam BIGOTS.. So it¡¯s okay when Saffron clad men garland rapists..give hate speech, broker MLAs, a Saffron clad swamiji rapes Minors, But not a DRESS in a film ?? #justasking (sic)."
Meanwhile, the priest of Hanuman GarhiMahant Raju Das has also appealed to people to burn down the theatres where Pathaan will be released. "Bollywood and Hollywood always attempt to make fun of the Sanatan religion. The way saffron has been used by Deepika Padukone as a bikini is hurtful to us. What was the necessity to wear saffron as bikini? I appeal to people to boycott the movie. Burn down the theatres where the movie will be screened because otherwise they will not understand. You have to be evil to counter evil," Raju Das said.
