Protests continued for the second day against the Marathi historical film “Har Har Mahadev”. In fact, since the allegations of tampering with facts on the film, there has been continuous opposition to it. As part of the ongoing protests against the film, protesters disrupted the screening at a multiplex in Nashik city. At the same time, now the police has registered a case in this matter.
Thane Police has registered a case against senior Nationalist Congress Party leader and former Maharashtra minister Jitendra Awhad and around 100 others for allegedly harassing the audience at the screening of “Har Har Mahadev” at multiplexes on Monday night. According to the complaint lodged against Awadh, he and his supporters thrashed some people when the audience demanded a refund and commented about the disruption. However, no arrest has been made in the case so far and investigation is on.
Earlier, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has reacted to the beating of the audience who went to watch Marathi film ‘Har Har Mahadev’ on Tuesday. Expressing displeasure over the incident, Fadnavis said that beating up the audience who went to watch the historical film ‘Har Har Mahadev’ will not be tolerated. While warning, he also made it clear that strict action would be taken against those involved in such incidents.
In fact, on Monday, some people in Pune and Thane accused the film of tampering with history. During this, the film’s performance was also disrupted due to these allegations. In this connection, members of a Maratha organization disrupted the screening of the film in Pune city, while in Thane some activists led by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former minister Jitendra Awhad stopped the screening of the film at night in multiplexes. After this incident, this statement of Fadnavis has come to the fore.
Talking to the media about the whole matter, Fadnavis said that people could have expressed their opposition in a democratic way. He said that going to a cinema hall and beating up the moviegoers will not be tolerated at all. Action will be taken against the alleged conspirators in this case. The Minister of State also said that people are allowed to register their protest in a democratic manner. I have not seen the film and I am not aware of the whole controversy.
Talking about the film, ‘Har Har Mahadev’ is based on Baji Prabhu Deshpande, the general of Shivaji Maharaj. The film is being liked a lot by both the critics and the audience. However, the protesting people say that the character of Chhatrapati Shivaji has been shown wrongly in the film. On the charge of tampering with history, people of some organizations took to the streets in Pune and Thane of Maharashtra on the previous day. He criticized ‘Har Har Mahadev’ and barred the film from screening in theatres.
Protests continued for the second day against the Marathi historical film “Har Har Mahadev”. In fact, since the allegations of tampering with facts on the film, there has been continuous opposition to it. As part of the ongoing protests against the film, protesters disrupted the screening at a multiplex in Nashik city. At the same time, now the police has registered a case in this matter.
Thane Police has registered a case against senior Nationalist Congress Party leader and former Maharashtra minister Jitendra Awhad and around 100 others for allegedly harassing the audience at the screening of “Har Har Mahadev” at multiplexes on Monday night. According to the complaint lodged against Awadh, he and his supporters thrashed some people when the audience demanded a refund and commented about the disruption. However, no arrest has been made in the case so far and investigation is on.
Earlier, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has reacted to the beating of the audience who went to watch Marathi film ‘Har Har Mahadev’ on Tuesday. Expressing displeasure over the incident, Fadnavis said that beating up the audience who went to watch the historical film ‘Har Har Mahadev’ will not be tolerated. While warning, he also made it clear that strict action would be taken against those involved in such incidents.
In fact, on Monday, some people in Pune and Thane accused the film of tampering with history. During this, the film’s performance was also disrupted due to these allegations. In this connection, members of a Maratha organization disrupted the screening of the film in Pune city, while in Thane some activists led by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former minister Jitendra Awhad stopped the screening of the film at night in multiplexes. After this incident, this statement of Fadnavis has come to the fore.
Talking to the media about the whole matter, Fadnavis said that people could have expressed their opposition in a democratic way. He said that going to a cinema hall and beating up the moviegoers will not be tolerated at all. Action will be taken against the alleged conspirators in this case. The Minister of State also said that people are allowed to register their protest in a democratic manner. I have not seen the film and I am not aware of the whole controversy.
Talking about the film, ‘Har Har Mahadev’ is based on Baji Prabhu Deshpande, the general of Shivaji Maharaj. The film is being liked a lot by both the critics and the audience. However, the protesting people say that the character of Chhatrapati Shivaji has been wrongly portrayed in the film. On the charge of tampering with history, people of some organizations took to the streets in Pune and Thane of Maharashtra on the previous day. He criticized ‘Har Har Mahadev’ and barred the film from screening in theatres.
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