Guwahati: In the midst of the widespread protests against the Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone film Pathaan, Bajrang Dal activists burned Pathaan movie posters on January 2 in Guwahati’s Narengi neighbourhood. All Assam Cinema Hall Owners’ Association responded to the incident by saying that it was really regrettable because Assam has never previously seen situations of this nature.
“Such incidents should not be repeated in a state like Assam.We are just a medium to show the movie. There are producers..there are distributors..If you want we should not showcase the movie then please tell those distributors and producers , we will not show you the movie. We do not have any objection but incidents like burning posters of movies and creating ruckus in cinema halls and premises is very sad and unfortunate and we are very concerned about it.”, one of the member of the Association said.
“We never imagined that such incidents will happen in Assam.Already 40 lakhs ticket have been sold.Shahrukh Khan called me today morning at around 2 am and a call from such a superstar concerning his movie is a proud moment for us.We interacted for 15 minutes. Shah Rukh Khan told me that he has spoken to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and has been assured me that law and order will be maintained by the state government.”, the member further added.
Meanwhile , amid raging debate over the upcoming movie ‘Pathaan’, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on January 22 said that Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan called him late night and expressed concern over reports about protests by a rightwing outfit in Guwahati against the release of his film.