NEW DELHI: A Hindu extremist group has threatened to block the release of Pakistan’s most successful move, The Legend of Maula Jatt, in India, local media reported.
Hindu extremist group Nav Nirman Sena, has said to prevent the release of “The Legend of Maula Jatt” and to stop Pakistani actors from working in Indian movies. The extremism has reached to its peak in India as extremist Nav Nirman Sena leader, Ameya Kopekar, has issued a threatening statement, labelling Indian fans of Pakistani star Fawad Khan as “traitors.”
The move, starring Mahira Khan, Fawad Khan, Hamza Ali Abbasi, and Humaima Malick, is set to be released in Indian cinemas on 2 October. It is a remake of the 1979 hit movie Maula Jatt.
Indian Central Board of Film Certification Chief Pahlaj Nihalani said that Indian cinema could face big losses if Pakistani actors are stropped from working in India.
Experts said that extremism reaches at Peak in India and earlier Hindutva extremists led by members of the Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad also tore down portraits of movie stars Deepika Padukone and Shahrukh Khan. They said there is no space for critical movies and art in Narendra Modi’s India.
