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Raj Thackeray targets Shiv Sena

Thursday, February 11, 2010,8:33 [IST]

Mumbai, Feb 11 (ANI): Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray on Thursday lashed out at Shiv Sena activists for protesting against the release of Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan's upcoming film 'My Name is Khan' saying that the protests have been organised to gain publicity.

Thackeray said, "Why didn't Sena target Pakistanis? Why are they targeting Shahrukh Khan?"

"Sena is targeting Shahrukh to gain publicity. We will not oppose the release of his film," added Thackeray.

Further targeting Amitabh Bachchan, Raj Thackeray said, "Why only Shahrukh was asked to apologise? Why was Amitabh Bachchan not asked to apologise?"

Thackeray further said, "We are not Shahrukh's enemies. He should have taken the Pakistani players in his IPL team if he desired."

The Shiv Sena is upset with Khan's statements that Pakistani cricketers should be allowed to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) inspite of the 26/11-terror attack and has asked all the heaters in the city to boycott the release of his film. (ANI)

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kya yaar ab words ki nahi action ki zarurat hai seriously kal film ki release hai and these things?i can't see srk loosing plz INDIA do support srk he needs it guyzzzzzzzz

This is saddening.. I dont see a proper issue to fight against SRK.. SS is doing all these for publicity.. huh..

Anyways, I want SRk to stay with his words 😃

Mumbai halls to defy Shiv Sena and show SRK's film

CNN-IBN
Published on Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 23:19, Updated on Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 23:53 in Entertainment section

Mumbai: Majority of the cinema halls in Mumbai will screen Shah Rukh Khan's movie My Name Is Khan on Friday despite threats by the Shiv Sena to disrupt its release.

Defying the Shiv Sena threat Fox Star Studios on Thursday night announced that My Name Is Khan would be release nationally on Friday.

According to Fox Star Studios the latest Shah Rukh Khan movie would be released in most cinema halls in Maharashtra.

Big threatre chains like Cinemax, PVR, Big Cinemas, Fame and Inox would go ahead and screen the movie. Most single screen cinemas have also decided to screen the film.

But cinema hall owners have decided not to start any show before 0900 hrs IST. All the 0700 hrs IST, 0730 hrs IST, 0800 hrs IST and 0830 hrs IST shows have been cancelled.

No need for exhibitors to panic: Mumbai top cop
Speaking to CNN-IBN Mumbai Police Commissioner D Sivanandan assured that his forces are geared up to thwart any threat to the movie and cinema halls.

"You know what will happen in the future I cannot say. I cannot predict what will the politicians do tomorrow (Friday). But tomorrow when the movie is going on, when our police is there, when we are geared up for that, nothing will go wrong at all. If the multiplex owners ask after one week that they are having problem, I will give them protection then also," said Sivanandan.

Even Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan reassured theatre owners.

"It is upto the multiplex owners if they want to run the show. We will provide all the security. I have not received an official communication from multiplex owners that they have decided not to show the film," said Chavan.

"I am not here to promote this film. This is not the question of only a film. The issue is can the people be threatened? We can only provide security to multiplex owners. We cannot force them to show the film," he said.

Earlier in the day four exhibitors -- Big Cinemas, Fun Cinemas, Gaiety Galaxy and Maratha Mandir -- decided against releasing the movie on Friday.

The exhibitors claimed that the security situation didn't warrant release of the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer movie.

"The security provided is adequate but at the same time the atmosphere which has been created is not good. Entertainment cannot happen in this tense environment," said Fun Cinema CEO Vishal Kapoor.

Shiv Sena has threatened to disrupt the film over Shah Rukh Khan backing Pakistani cricketers and saying that their exclusion from the Indian Premier League was unjustified.

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No need for exhibitors to panic: Mumbai top cop

Published on Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 22:33, Updated on Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 23:27 in India section

Major multiplexes have said on Thursday that they will not release My Name is Khan on Friday. Mumbai Police Commissioner D Sivanandan tried to reassure theatre owners and the people of Maharashtra.

CNN-IBN spoke to Mumbai Police Commissioner D Sivanandan on whether Shah Rukh Khan's movie My Name Is Khan will be screened peacefully or not in Mumbai.

CNN-IBN: Major multiplexes have said that they will not release My Name Is Khan. Isn't that showing a lack of faith in the police in India's biggest city?

D SIVANANDAN No, I will not agree with that. Because they are the ones, who are agreeing with us all the time saying that they have tremendous faith and they will show. But at the last time because of some reason or the other they are pulling out. So, I have given them full-proof security and nothing happened in the major multiplexes earlier. We have given them 63 places with all the necessary facilities. I don't know what they are afraid of.

Definitely, I will not accept that they do not believe in the efficiency of the Mumbai police.

CNN-IBN: But can you really give a guarantee that a cinema goer has nothing to fear. There are hundreds of theatres across Maharashtra, you may assure safety on Friday, what is to prevent the Sena from retaliating against a theatre a week later?

D SIVANANDAN You know, I cannot say what will happen in the future. I cannot predict what will our politicians do tomorrow. But tomorrow when the movie is going on, when our police is there, when we are geared up for that, nothing will go wrong at all. If the multiplex owners ask after one week that they are having problem, I will give them protection then also.

CNN-IBN: Some believe that the state govt and the police machinery has mishandled the situation, that you've allowed it to escalate. In fact, you could have sent out a firm signal much earlier by arresting the key trouble makers earlier?

D SIVANANDAN We cannot arrest 1700 people when nothing has happened because we have to produce them before the court. Moreover, we have to say that they are going to commit a crime. Only by making statements which are not legally provocative I can't go and arrest 1700 people and put them behind the bars and produce them before the court. We are doing what ever is possible.

Trust me, Mr Rajdeep that whatever is possible legally is being done. We are not being naive or soft to anybody to allow them to escalate the things like that. What happened was that four days before the release, they went to a cinema theatre where this movie is not supposed to be shown at all and they cut this screen and the police wasn't there. But wherever police were there, definite action have been taken. 63 people have been arrested for crime. They have been kept in the custody untill February 16.

CNN-IBN: But even the policing you've planned - keeping the first three rows free for plain clothsman, getting night vision devices- Isn't that an admission that it is very difficult to police every theatre at all times?

D SIVANANDAN Nobody is claiming here that we are much above everything. But these are all safety precautions. If terrorism is taking place we are frisking everybody. We are doing everything everywhere in all other respective situations. It does not mean that anybody can give a gurantee that no suicidal bomber will enter a place and not to do that kind of a job. These are all precautions you must trust us and cooperate with us and help us in maintenance of law and order.

I am not here to say that I am not going to do anything like that and close down and allow this cinema not to be shown. I am saying that we will go all out and take certain precautions. It is not admission it is precaution.

CNN-IBN: The key it seems is that the Shiv Sena has become larger than life in Mumbai, that over the years the police has handled the T company with kid gloves. Now its difficult to rein them in.

D SIVANANDAN You know this is a political comment. I don't want to get into that trap. But I will say I am sitting on this hot seat as you described earlier. I did maintain crime, control as well as law and order in all my assignments. I can only with all the humility say that I will do my best to do the job which is given to me. I am doing it. I can assure you tomorrow there will be no law and order.

CNN-IBN: But do you accept as a police officer that over the last 40 years the police and the political leadership has allowed the Sena to get away?

D SIVANANDAN On this, I will definitely give you a very truthful comment once I get retired after one year. But sitting in the Police Commissioner chair I'm not able to agree or disagree with you. I hope you will understand what I am saying.

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So.. will they screen the movie from tomo onwards or not ?

The whole scenario is so confusing.. MNIK deffo doesn't deserve this! Mumbai is FULL of SRK and specially SRKadz fanz.. people have waited 9 long yrs, and now this is all they get to see ! Disgusting..

I will eagerly wait for the reaction of Mumbaikar's.. it's a city of life.. today within 24 hrs, we will have yet another proof of it, and m hopeful for that ! Whatever happens, Mumbai doesn't give up ! And this time also, I pray, they wont ! 😃

all i have to say is GO TO HELL SHIV SENA..

Hell is also too good a place for this ____________

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seriously guys this stupit guy need to stop all this and let the movie release

so true