Thu 11 August 2022:
Members of a Hindu outfit on Thursday staged a protest against Aamir Khan-starrer film “Laal Singh Chaddha”, demanding a ban on it in Uttar Pradesh as they accused the actor of making fun of deities.
Members of the Sanatan Rakshak Sena raised slogans against the movie and held a protest in front of I P Vijaya Mall in Bhelupur.
State president of the Sena’s youth wing, Chandra Prakash Singh, and its vice-president Arun Pandey alleged that Aamir Khan makes fun of Hindu deities in his films and he is against the Sanatan Dharma.
“We all Sanatanis will not allow his films to run in our country,” they said.
“We will go from door-to-door and request people to boycott Aamir Khan’s films. At the same time, we also request Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to ban the film,” they added.
“Laal Singh Chaddha”, starring Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan in lead roles, is an adaptation of Tom Hanks’ 1994 Hollywood movie “Forrest Gump”.
The criticism reportedly stems from resurfaced comments the actor made in which he discussed tolerance in India, according to the Hindustan Times.
The hashtag #BoycottLaalSinghChaddha has been trending on Twitter.
Speaking in Delhi on Wednesday, he said: “If I have hurt anyone by any means, I regret it. I don’t want to hurt anyone.
“If someone doesn’t want to watch the film, I’d respect their sentiment.”
But he added; “I’d, however, love for people to go watch the movie because it’s our labour of love.
“A lot of people have worked hard on this film, and I hope people like it.”
Forrest Gump was released in 1994 and went on to sweep the Oscars, taking six trophies including best picture and best actor for Tom Hanks.
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