In Guj, Bajrang Dal activists rip ‘Pathaan’ posters

On Wednesday, supporters of the right-wing groups Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal stirred up trouble at a mall in this city’s Vastrapur neighborhood by tearing up posters and other promotional materials for the upcoming Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone movie Pathaan.

A multiplex is also located in the mall.

Inspector J K Dangar reported that Vastrapur police arrived on the scene quickly and detained five activists. He claimed that they were later released.

The VHP posted a video of protesters yelling slogans and tearing up posters and large cutouts of Pathaan’s cast.

The Gujarat VHP had previously declared that it would not permit the movie’s screening anywhere in Gujarat, primarily due to the song “Besharam Rang,” in which Padukone can be seen dancing with Khan while donning a saffron dress.

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“Gujarat will not be able to see the movie Pathaan. The demonstration against the film’s release today in Ahmedabad ought to serve as a warning to all theatre owners in the state. They must refrain from releasing the film in their multiplexes or theatres, “said Hitendrasinh Rajput, a spokesman for the Gujarat VHP.