Hindu ‘fanatic’ leader threatens to burn Shah Rukh Khan alive
Indian religious fervour in the film ’Pathaan’ controversy has reached new heights as a seer in Ayodhya has threatened to burn Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan alive if they ever meet in person. A seer is a person with alleged supernatural insight who sees visions of the future, according to its definition.
According to DNA India, Mahant Paramhans Acharya recently engaged in conversation with the Indian media and made some concerning remarks.
Paramhans Acharya further added that the saffron colour has been insulted in the Besharam Rang song. “People of our Sanatan Dharma are protesting continuously regarding this. Today we have burnt the poster of Shahrukh Khan. If I get to meet the film Jihadi Shah Rukh Khan, I will burn him alive,” the seer said.
The seer continued, threatening to set movie theatres on fire if Pathaan were to be released in theatres. Additionally, Siddhant Anand’s film was urged to be avoided by the public, Paramhans Acharya. Mahant Raju Das, the priest of Hanuman Garhi, had before raised objections to the movie.
Fans and close friends of Khan and Deepika Padukone are understandably concerned, even if the cast seemed unconcerned by the alleged scandal since the producers have announced the release of a new song on December 22.
In addition, a formal complaint was sent to the Mumbai Police requesting the filing of a FIR in relation to Padukone’s appearance in the song Besharam Rang while sporting a saffron bikini. According to a representative of Sakinaka police station, a complaint was made against the film’s producer, director, and leading stars on Saturday for intentionally utilising the colour saffron to offend people’s religious sensibilities and the Hindu religion.
At the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival’s opening ceremony, Khan had already expressed his worries about the growing tendency of negativity and trolling on social media, according to the Times of India.
Without directly addressing the controversies related to Pathaan and Besharam Rang, Khan said, “I’m really proud of everyone standing in solidarity with me. The support proves that no matter what the world throws at us, we will always remain positive and alive.”
He then pointed out how the negativity on social platforms only leads to more destruction in real life. “Social media is often driven by a certain narrowness of view that limits human nature to its baser self. I read somewhere that negativity increases social media consumption, and thereby increases its commercial value as well. Such pursuits enclose the collective narrative, making it divisive and destructive.”
Moving on, the Zero actor also stated that cinema is bound to be affected by the increasing pessimism online. He said, “The collective narrative of our times is shaped by social media and contrary to the belief, the spread of social media will affect the cinema negatively.”
Hindu ‘fanatic’ leader threatens to burn Shah Rukh Khan alive
Khan went on to defend cinema by saying, “for people of different colours, castes and religions to better understand each other.” He also urged people to pay more respect to films. “Cinema is the best place to sustain a counter-narrative that speaks to the larger nature of humankind.”
Khan commended KIFF for ushering in a new era of optimism in the country and congratulated the people of Kolkata. “Through endeavours like KIFF, we are able to build new platforms to break existing prejudices. Let’s come together and build a better world for our future generation through the medium of cinema,” he concluded.
