Besharam Rang Row updates: Protesters disrupt Shah Rukh Khan’s Dunki shoot in Madhya Pradesh

After protesting over Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone's song Besharam Rang in Pathaan, now the protesters gathered and disrupted the shooting of Dunki near Jabalpur.

By Janhvi Sharma
Published: December 17, 2022 2:27 PM IST

Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone's upcoming film Pathaan is surrounded by several controversies. The upcoming film is hogging attention and headlines for various reasons. On Friday, a group of Karni Sena members and other Hindu protestors were against the use of saffron colour in Deepika Padukone’s costume used in Pathaan song 'Besharam Rang'. The protesters gathers and disrupted the shooting of Shah Rukh Khan's Dunki at Bhedaghat near Jabalpur. The protestors were seen holding black and saffron flags in their hands and protested as they raised slogans and also chanted Hanuman Chalisa. Also Read - Will Taapsee Pannu ever talk to Kangana Ranaut? Dunki actress says, 'Mujhe thodi na problem hai...'

The heavy police force was deployed in Bhedaghat to control the situation, but the protestors insisted the Dunki makers to stop shooting in 10 minutes. The shoot continued even after the stipulated time. The protesters claimed that the makers of Pathaan and Shah Rukh Khan showed saffron colour in an indecent and objectionable way and they will not be tolerating this. They demanded the shoot of such films be stopped on the banks of river Narmada. They even insisted that the film shooting spot has to be purified by spraying it with cow's urine. Also Read - Shah Rukh Khan fans hid in his make-up room in Mannat for 8-hours before getting caught, reveals Mumbai Police

BJP MLA Ram Kadam said that the makers of Pathaan should clarify their stand over the choice of costumes and also said that any film that insults Hindutva will not run in Maharashta. Moreover, on Thursday actor Prakash Raj came out in support and '#Besharam BIGOTS.. So it’s okay when Saffron clad men garland rapists..give hate speech, broker MLAs, a Saffron clad swamiji rapes Minors, But not a DRESS in a film ?? #justasking'. CPM leader Chigurupati Babu Rao took a dig at the film as he said that it is better to feed a hungry person than to watch Pathaan. Also Read - Pathaan mania: Two fans break into Shah Rukh Khan's Mannat to meet the star, detained

At the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), Shah Rukh Khan addressed the ongoing controversy and spoke his heart out about the protests against his upcoming film. On the work front, Shah Rukh Khan has Pathaan, Jawan in his kitty. Helmed by Siddharth Anand, Pathaan will release in theatres on January 25.

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ByJanhvi Sharma
Published: December 17, 2022 2:27 PM IST