Salman Khan’s ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ faces Valmiki wrath
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'Tiger Zinda Hai', released on Friday, landed in trouble over his alleged derogatory remark, made against a particular caste while promoting the movie on a TV show. Members of the Valmikicommunity staged protests across Rajasthan, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh and several other states throughout the day, demanding an apology from the actor.
In Rajasthan, Valmiki members burnt posters of the movie and vandalised theaters in Jaipur, Jodhpur and Kota.
Scores of protestors were detained in Jaipur while they were burning posters of the movie, tying garlands made of shoes on cutouts of the film and raising slogans. Similar scenes were witnessed in other parts of the state including Bikaner, Ajmer and Alwar where a bonfire was made of the movie's posters.
Salman Khan had allegedly used the word 'bhangi' while referring to his dancing skills during the film's promotion, while Shilpa Shetty used the word to describe how she looks at home. Valmiki is made up of a cluster of dalit communities — a few of whom are Bhangi, Mehtar, Chuhra, Lal Beghi and Halalkhor.
Later in the day, an FIR was filed against Khan and Shilpa Shetty at a police station in Churu.
"The FIR has been registered under Prevention of Atrocities Act... We also have included Section 153 A (promoting enmity between different group) of IPC," Churu SP Rahul Bharat said. In Kota, a mob of about 30 protestors stormed into a mall and vandalised a cinema hall where the movie was being screened. Police detained two protestors.
'Tiger Zinda Hai', released on Friday, landed in trouble over his alleged derogatory remark, made against a particular caste while promoting the movie on a TV show. Members of the Valmikicommunity staged protests across Rajasthan, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh and several other states throughout the day, demanding an apology from the actor.
In Rajasthan, Valmiki members burnt posters of the movie and vandalised theaters in Jaipur, Jodhpur and Kota.
Scores of protestors were detained in Jaipur while they were burning posters of the movie, tying garlands made of shoes on cutouts of the film and raising slogans. Similar scenes were witnessed in other parts of the state including Bikaner, Ajmer and Alwar where a bonfire was made of the movie's posters.
Salman Khan had allegedly used the word 'bhangi' while referring to his dancing skills during the film's promotion, while Shilpa Shetty used the word to describe how she looks at home. Valmiki is made up of a cluster of dalit communities — a few of whom are Bhangi, Mehtar, Chuhra, Lal Beghi and Halalkhor.
Later in the day, an FIR was filed against Khan and Shilpa Shetty at a police station in Churu.
"The FIR has been registered under Prevention of Atrocities Act... We also have included Section 153 A (promoting enmity between different group) of IPC," Churu SP Rahul Bharat said. In Kota, a mob of about 30 protestors stormed into a mall and vandalised a cinema hall where the movie was being screened. Police detained two protestors.
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