Karni Sena, which represents the Rajputs of Rajasthan, was agitated against a particular scene in the film where Salman Khan says to Jackie Shroff that ‘Gaddari to Rajputo se hi seekhi hain’.
Jackie Shroff plays the character of a Rajput King of Madhavgarh who betrays Pindaris and helps British ruler against them.
But the Karni Sena refuses to take these things as cinematic liberty which does not have any relation to the valor and patriotism of Rajputs in reality. Sanjay Marudhar, the local distributor of the flick, expressed his concern over the behavior of members of Karni Sena and said that if there were any issues that could have been resolved peacefully through talks.
However, the theatre owners have refused to be cowed down by the attacks and are continuing with the screening of Salman Khan starrer flick. Some of them even spoke about going to police if the need arises for protection of their property and people.
Meanwhile, director Anil Sharma has denied the possibility of hurting anyone sentiment through his film ‘Veer’. In fact, he has asked the members of the Karni Sena to watch the film carefully and then go through the history of Rajputs before resorting to violent methods and protesting.
Vijay Galani, the producer of the film, preferred to keep out of the controversy and opined that his local distributor was competent enough to take care of the whole thing in a correct fashion.
Salman Khan starrer ‘Veer’ is a period flick, wherein Zarine Khan made her debut in bollywood. The flick has been mounted on a lavish scale and has some of the grandest sets ever used in bollywood. The film did well in Rajasthan and other parts of northern Indian despite of not so glowing reviews about it in the media.
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