Bajrang Dal activists on Monday vandalised two cinema halls in Ahmedabad’s Ashram Road area while protesting against the Aamir-Khan starrer PK.

They claimed the film hurts Hindu sentiments and demanded it be banned.

However, screenings of the film were not affected.

Right-wing activists burn a PK poster during a demonstration against the film in Bhopal

Over 20 members of the right-wing organisation, led by city unit chief Jwalit Mehta, attacked City Gold and Shiv cinema halls on Ashram Road on Monday morning and smashed ticket windows and tore off posters of the film.

PK, directed by Rajkumar Hirani and released on December 19, is a satirical take on godmen and superstitions.

A theatre vandalised by Bajrang Dal activists for screening Aamir Khan's PK in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad Deputy Commissioner of Police Virendrasinh Yadav rushed to the spot along with personnel from the Navrangpura police station, but the troublemakers had fled by then.

Police are yet to identify the people who had attacked the cinema halls at around 11am.

DCP Yadav said: “We are collecting CCTV footages to identify the people.”

The Bajrang Dal, meanwhile, claimed responsibility for the attack on the cinema halls and warned other theatres against screening the movie.

Jwalit told the media: “This is a warning to all other cinema halls to stop screening this movie. Otherwise, we can intensify our agitation in a few days.”

He alleged that Aamir Khan had “hurt the religious sentiments” of Hindus by making fun of Hindu gods and devotees in the film.

“If his intention was right, then why did the movie not show anything about his own religion? Yesterday, I had called up majority of the theatre owners and asked them to stop screening of the film but they were reluctant,” he said.

On the other hand, several youngsters who have watched the movie in Ahmedabad pooh-poohed the Bajrang Dal for its protest.

“If you have not seen the movie, at least read its reviews on Google. The film speaks about all religions,” said Rajvi Mehta, a marketing executive who works with a private company in Ahmedabad.

She added: “Please give us our space.”

The broken window pane of the City Gold theatre in Ahmedabad

Meanwhile, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal members also tore off posters of the Aamir Khan-starrer outside a multiplex in Bhopal and staged a protest, claiming that the film hurt the sentiments of Hindus.

They shouted slogans outside the Jyoti Cineplex here, protesting against its screening.

Bajrang Dal Madhya Bharat joint convenor Kamlesh Thakur said: “We have warned the management that we will torch the theatre if PK is screened. Nobody will be allowed to hurt the feelings of Hindus.”

Meanwhile, Maharana Pratap Nagar police station inspector Brijesh Bhargava said nobody was arrested, as it was just a protest and there was no complaint.