Pathaan Row: Bajrang Dal And VHP Protesters Disrupt Shooting Of SRK¡¯s Film In MP¡¯s Jabalpur

The heated controversy around Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone¡¯s starrer Pathaan doesn¡¯t seem to cool down anytime soon. After multiple backlashes and effigy burns in Indore recently, it is reported that another protest took place in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur on Friday.

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The activists of Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) staged a protest and disrupted the shoot of SRK¡¯s upcoming film.

Although Shah Rukh Khan was not present there, his body double was on set. As per permissions taken, the shooting team was scheduled to shoot at three locations in the Bhedaghat district. As soon as the Bajrang Dal and VHP people came to know about it, they reached the spot and chanted religious slogans.

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Even though police appeared on the spot and tried settling the storm, the activists went unheard and sat on a dharna outside Panchavati.

Activist Sumit Singh Thakur told news agency ANI, "We have staged a protest that the way our 'Saffron' colour has been insulted in the Pathan movie, we will not allow the shooting of such actors and filmmakers here. The shooting of the movie at Bhedaghat should be stopped immediately.¡±

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¡°We have also requested the collector to think before giving permission for the shooting that insults our Sanatan Dharma. We have recited Hanuman Chalisa for the purification of the land. We will purify the land with Gau-Mutra after the shooting," he added.

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City Superintendent of Police (CSP) Priyanka Shukla said, "A shooting of Shah Rukh Khan's movie is going on at Bhedaghat after taking permission from the collector's office. The activists of Bajrang Dal and VHP submits a memo to Tehsildar to stop the shooting."

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"The shooting of the movie is going on with statutory permission and the memorandum submitted by the activists has been sent to senior officials. Further action will be taken accordingly," she added.

In another incident, In Bhopal as well, Bajrang Dal activists staged a protest at the Jyoti Talkies intersection.

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Bajrang Dal¡¯s Sunil said, "In Shah Rukh Khan's upcoming movie Pathaan, visuals have been shown to insult the Hindu religion. They knew that if they insult the Hindu religion then protests will be staged against them and they get free film publicity. Bajrang Dal has decided that this movie should not be released in Bhopal with such visuals."

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"We demand from the Central government that only that particular song should not be cut from the movie but the entire movie should be banned. So that the other filmmakers and producers should learn lessons about what loss can occur in insulting Hindu religion," he added.

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