Shiv Sena attacks cinemas due to screen ‘My Name Is Khan’
By IANSTuesday, February 9, 2010
MUMBAI - Shiv Sena activists Tuesday attacked several places that will screen Shah Rukh Khan’s “My Name Is Khan”, barely an hour after Mumbai Police assured full security at the 63 cinemas and multiplexes that will showcase the movie.
Sena mobs attacked and damaged the booking windows of the Mehul Theatre in Mulund and staged noisy protests outside Shreyas Theatre in Ghatkopar, both in the suburbs, officials said.
Groups of Sena activists were also seen protesting and shouting slogans in Kanjurmarg, Bandra, Khar and other parts of the city even as police promised tough measures to prevent any untoward incident during the release of the film directed by Karan Johan and also starring Kajol.
While 12 Sena activists were nabbed from Mulund, 24 were detained in Ghatkopar and Kanjurmarg in connection with the protests.
Earlier in the afternoon, director Karan Johar had called on Police Commissioner D. Shivanandhan and returned satisfied by the police security promised for the movie.
Joint Police Commissioner (Law and Order) Himanshu Roy said anybody attempting to disrupt the film in any manner would be dealt with “very firmly”.
“We shall also frisk and search suspicious persons coming to view the movie to prevent any untoward incidents inside the cinema auditorium,” Roy told a packed news conference.
The Sena violence came a few days after the party had unofficially dissociated itself from banning the movie release in the city.
However, on Tuesday, senior party leader and former Lok Sabha speaker Manohar Joshi reiterated in Nagpur that Shah Rukh must apologise for his remarks advocating the cause of Pakistani cricketers participating in the Indian Premier League.
His much awaited film is slated for a global release this Friday, including 63 cinemas and multiplexes in Mumbai and another 250 across the state.
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February 11, 2010: 1:43 am
Shiv sena is doing nothing but trying to show that they are also alive and its ot only MNS .. So any star , politician , public figure , please be careful they are just waiting to find out some reasons to show to the marathi manoos that they are , but are doing nothing except showing that they are the biggest hipocrates , unfortunately we have a week judicial system or along with the 1600 members of shiv saina , (they are not sainiks please they are gindas) those three people should be in Jail and shuld be given a 5 to 10 year term for creating public violence . What are they talking about they also dont want to be sure because the word Pakistan is involved therefore they will make the best use of it , what better can be than using Shahrukh Khan the biggest superstar of India and using My Name is Khan one of the most high profile and awaited movies , it automatically gives the shiv sena a platform of the best possible media to perform all the publicity stunts. It gives me pain when I feel that I belong to the same cosmo city of which I want to be proud of but such anti social elements let us down big time. |
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